The Parish Church of St. Peter
St. Peter’s Gallery St. Peter’s Interior Gallery St. Peter’s Churchyard Gallery
Churchyard Survey
| Incumbents List 1545-1814 | Stolen Articles Held by Churchwardens 1807 | Rectory Appointments 1839-1928 |
| Grant Approved for Building New North Aisle 1863 | Re-opening of Church 1864 | Concert in Aid of Choir Funds 1866 |
| Festival of Choirs at Heytesbury 1868 | Saxon Cross 1937 |
Church Memorials
| Thomas Polden 1753 | Wrench Thring 1781 | Mary & Ann Thring 1784 & 1790 |
| Maria Emilia Awdry 1814 | Ann Thring 1824 | Rev. John Dampier 1839 |
| Dionysia & James Raxworthy 1841 & 1855 | Elizabeth Smith 1844 | James Slade 1846 |
| Betty Head 1860 | James Henry Raxworthy Window 1862 | Sophia Harriet Ravenhill 1863 |
| Sophia H. Ravenhill Window 1864 | John & Mary Brind Window 1881 | Rev. Henry Wightwick 1884 |
| Isaac Flower 1889 | Sarah Wightwick & Sons Window 1907 | Thomas King Harding 1916 |
| Macleane & Wightwicks 1923, 1926 & 1931 | Douglas Macleane Pulpit Plaque 1925 | Rev. Edward Denny 1928 |
| Stuart Carey Houston 1947 | John Sainsbury Torrie 2006 |
Parish Register Transcripts
Marriages
Parish Registers Held at WSHC
Baptisms 1597-1900
Marriages 1619-1991
Burials 1597-1978
Records available from Other Sources
Buildings and Land
Domesday Book Owners of Land 1873
Land Surveys
Listed Buildings
Grade I – Buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
There are no buildings in this part of the village listed within this category
Grade II* – Buildings are particularly important and of more than special interest.
Church of St. Peter
Grade II – Buildings are nationally important and of special interest.
| 41 and 42 Beanis Path | Boundary Post Opposite the Happy Eater Cafe | Farm Buildings in Yard on North Side of Manor Farm |
| French Horn | 52, 53 and 54 High Street | 68 High Street |
| 69 High Street | 76 High Street | |
| Manor Farmhouse | Manor House | Manor House Cottage |
| Milepost at South Entrance to Hillside Cafe | Milepost opposite the Old Manse | Old Manor House |
| Old Manse | Old Rectory | Overton House with Front Walls and Railings |
| Ox Barn | Poplars with Front Gates and Railings | Stable Cottage |
| Steps, Revetment Walls & Gate Piers to Church | Wool House | Wool Store |
Property for Auction, Let or Sale
Wool House 2014 Wool Store Apartments 2014 69 High Street 2015 Stable Cottage 2015
Public Houses
George Hotel
George Hotel for Sale 2014
Crime and Legal Matters
| Daring Robbery 1803 | Shot Fired through Window 1836 | William Richardson – Stolen Sugar Nippers 1851 |
| Wiltshire Gentleman and the Sheriff’s Officers 1865 | Breach of Cattle Plague Orders 1866-1867 | |
| Thomas Bennett – Stolen Slabs of Wood 1868 | Selling Cider Without a License |
Assault
3 Charged with Assault 1854
Transportation
Stephen Toogood – 7 years for Sheep Stealing – 1830 Thomas Whale – Life for Burglary – 1841
Directories
Education
Parish School of Codford St. Peter 1697-1702
Emigration and Migration
Emigration to Australia
Bennett Family Emigration to South Australia 1854
Emigration to Canada
Letter from Canada 1835
Emigration to the United States of America
Frederick Carpenter – Emigration to the U.S.A. 1923
General Items
Strays Index Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present
Employment and Business
Agriculture
Apprentices
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
Alexander Hill 1844 Edwin Smith 1866 Wiltshire Society Apprentices Notice 1866
Communications
British Postal Service Appointments 1737-1969
Community Services
Police
Wiltshire Constabulary 1858 Metropolitan Police Pensions Record – Thomas Alford 1866-1892
Employment News
Exhibitions
Warminster Industrial Exhibition 1869
Medical Matters
General Medical Council Registrations 1859-1959
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Thomas Sturgiss Drowned 1860 Loss and Misfortune Thomas King 1862
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Union Friendly Society Annual Meeting 1823 Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Report of James Raxworthy 1865
Census Returns Transcripts
1851 1871 (incls Ashton Gifford) 1881 (incls Aston Gifford) 1891 (incls Ashton Gifford) 1901
Coroners Bill
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Voters List 1832 (with Ashton Gifford) Poll Book 1865
Family Notices
1700-1799 1800-1849 1900-1949
Funeral Reports
Funeral Report of Isaac Flower 1889
Inquest Reports
| Infant Child 1799 | Infant Child 1811 | William Sparey 1835 |
| Henry Colston Watkins 1843 | Sarah Trowbridge 1843 | Betsey Oliver 1848 |
| George Dallimore 1853 | James Jukes 1861 | Sarah Jane Mabott 1861 |
| John Everley 1864 | Henry Charles Sparey 1870 | Susanna James 1871 |
Parish Notables
Robert Dampier, Artist & Clergyman, was born on the 27th May 1799. He died at Chilworth, Hampshire on the 2nd December 1874. His painting include subjects such as the Sandwich Islands and Hawaii.
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
| Reward for John Penny Who Left his Family Chargeable to the Parish 1834 | Fete for Poor of Codford St. Peter & Ashton Giffard 1837 |
| Donation to Salisbury Infirmary to J. A. Ingram 1849 | Disease & Suffering Unrelieved, The Bath Board of Guardians 1857 |
Probate
Inquisition Post Mortem of Thomas Lambert 1639
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
| Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 | St. Peter Memorial Window 1914-1918 | St. Peter Roll of Honour 1914-1918 |
| St. Peter Roll of Honour 1939-1945 | WWII Pillbox 2014 |
Casualties of WWI
Casualties of WWII
| Charles Homer Bosworth 1939 | Percival Frank Conduit 1943 | Anthony Strangman Hancock 1945 |
| Alan Roney-Dougal 1945 | Albert Ben Sheppard 1944 | Thomas Robert Stacey 1945 |
| Guy Napier Westley 1944 |