Inglesham

OPC Vacancy

Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)

Buscot (BRK) – Hannington – Highworth – Kempsford (GLS) – Lechlade (GLS)

Websites of Interest

The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist

The church is of rustic character; the little aisled nave has a 13th century bell-cote over its west gable; within is an assortment of 12th and 13th century arches and an Elizabethan pulpit. There is also some sculptured screenwork.

St. John’s Gallery St. John’s Interior Gallery St. John’s Churchyard Gallery

Churches Conservation Trust Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions Interior Wall Memorial Inscriptions

Parish Registers held at WSHC

Baptisms 1589-1940
Marriages 1589-1972
Burials 1589-1940
BTs held at Bristol Record Office 1837-1864

Parish History

Where the Thames emerges from the extreme north-east corner of the county lies Inglesham, 3 miles north west of Highworth. The village was once partly in Wiltshire and partly in Berkshire. The start of the Thames and Severn Canal can be found in this parish.

Civil Registration

1837 – 1898 Highworth Registration District
1898 – Present Swindon Registration District

Buildings and Land

Owners of Land 1873

Maps

Ordnance Survey Map 1811-1812

Crime and Legal Matters

Directories

Kellys 1915 Swindon & District 1928

Education

Old School

Ministry of Education Notice 1954

Emigration and Migration

Employment and Business

Miscellaneous Documents

Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship

People and Parish Notables