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Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Cherington (GLS) – Crudwell – Long Newnton – Rodmarton (GLS) – Tetbury (GLS)
Websites
Ansty Village – Parish Council, meetings and events.
The Parish Church of St. James
The church of St. James is of very old structure and has 2 Norman arches, an ancient circular font and a monument to Ferdinando Gorges who died in 1647.
St. James Church Gallery St. James Church Interior Gallery
Parish Registers
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Please note that these transcripts may consist of gaps
Interesting Notes from the Registers
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1664-1991
Marriages 1658-1836
Burials 1678-1991
The registers are available on microfiche only. The original registers are held by the Gloucester Record Office
Records available from Other Sources
Parish History
Ashley transferred to Gloucestershire jurisdiction from Wiltshire in 1930.
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1937 Tetbury Registration District
April 1937 – Present Cirencester Registration District
Location
Lies within the Cotswolds about 8 miles south west of Cirencester and 5 miles. The Fosse Way forms part of its parish boundary.
Population
Buildings and Land
Land Surveys
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1816
Crime and Legal Matters
Directories
Post Office 1855 Kellys 1867 Post Office 1875 Kellys 1907 Kellys 1911 Kellys 1915 Kellys 1939 Taylors 1941
Education
Emigration and Migration
Employment and Business
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Census Returns Transcripts
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Voters Lists Revisions 1843
Entertainment
Performance of the Queen of Hearts 1896
