The OPC is Martin Barrett
Fonthill Gifford Photo Gallery
Contiguous Parishes (Our Neighbours)
Hindon – Chicklade – Berwick St. Leonard – Fonthill Bishop – Tisbury – East Knoyle
Websites of Interest
Parish Church of Holy Trinity
The current Church of The Holy Trinity replaced the Church of St. Nicholas on the same site in 1866. This newer Church of St. Nicholas had been built in 1749, replacing the older Church of St. Nicholas which had existed in a different location within the parish since 1291.
Holy Trinity Gallery Holy Trinity Interior Gallery Holy Trinity Churchyard Gallery
Church Backed Charities and Funding
Rector Donates to Salisbury Infirmary 1815 For Salisbury Infirmary 1858
Church History
History of the Churches in Fonthill Gifford
Church News
Church Matters 1800-1849 Church Matters 1800-1899
Church Officials
Rectors
Vicars
Advertisement for the Publication of a John Still Sermon 1799
Churchyard
Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions
Parish Register Transcripts
Marriages
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1661-1865
Marriages 1695-2004
Burials 1661-1891
Parish History
The parish of Fonthill Gifford is located in the south-west of the county of Wiltshire. To the north of the parish, the A303 road runs east-west and to the west the A350 runs north-south. Fonthill, probably from the Celtic, meaning ‘spring place’ and Gifford from the possession of the manor by the Giffard family at the time of the Domesday Survey. Fonthill Gifford village is one of fifteen in an area known as the Nadder Valley, situated in a triangle formed by Warminster and Shaftesbury in the west, and Salisbury in the east. The other villages are: Chicklade, Hindon, Fonthill Bishop, Chilmark, Teffont Magna, Dinton, Baverstock, Tisbury, Teffont Evias, Barford St Martin, Ansty, Swallowcliffe, Sutton Mandeville, Fovant and Compton Chamberlayne. Stops Hill Road connects Fonthill Gifford to the neighbouring village of Hindon to the north-west and Hindon Lane links it to the town of Tisbury to the south-east, which has the nearest railway station.
Parish Jurisdictions Fonthill Gifford in the Mid Nineteenth Century Postscripts to Fonthill Gifford in the Mid Nineteenth Century
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Tisbury Registration District
April 1936 – January 1978 Mere Registration District
January 1978 – Present Salisbury Registration District
Buildings and Land
Fonthill Abbey
Fonthill Estate
Books
A Description of Fonthill Abbey
Land Surveys
Lunatic Asylum
Maps
Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, 1773 Andrews’ and Dury’s Map of Wiltshire, 1810
Public Houses
Beckford Arms, Hindon Lane
Is a 17th century inn formerly known as Lord Beckford Inn. The entrance to the establishment is via and impressive archway and idyllic countryside.
Sales
Sale of Effects of Fonthill Abbey 1822
Village Hut
Crime and Legal Matters
Bastardy
Crime Reports
Theft
Accused of Stealing Wood 1858 Charge of Stealing a Watch & Chain 1884
Transportation
Samuel Macey Transported to Tasmania 1831
Directories
Post Office 1855 Post Office 1875 Kellys 1903 Kellys 1915
Education
Emigration and Migration
Strays Index Travel News 1900-1999
Employment and Business
Agriculture
Gamekeepers Certificates 1807 Great Sheep Fair 1857
Apprentices
Apprentice records published here may not necessarily mean that the apprentice was from the parish but was apprenticed to a master within the parish.
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
Exhibitions
Warminster Industrial Exhibition 1869
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Poll Book 1865 MP Nominations 2015
Family Notices
Inquest Reports
Jesse Sandell 1830 William True 1842 Charles Vincent 1869 John Roger West 1901 Henry Yeates 1867
News Snippets
Obituaries
Marquis of Westminster 1869 George Derek Cooper, MC, OBE 2007
Parish Notables
William Thomas Beckford – writer, art collector and politician 1750-1844 Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster 1795-1869
Taxes
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Probate
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Parishioners Wills
| Theodore Burleton Proved 1745 | Henry Hacker Proved 1850 | Mary Hewlitt Proved 1806 | Ann Spencer Proved 1839 |
| Richard Spencer (Extract) Proved 1868 | Rechaurd Thomson Proved (with Codicil) 1749 |
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Autumn Manoeuvres 1811-1812 Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 Roll of Honour Tablet 1914-1918
WWI
Casualties
Frederick Henry Gilbert Snook 1919
