The OPC is Brian Denton
Orcheston St. Mary Photo Gallery
Websites of Interest
The Parish Church of St. Mary
St. Mary’s Gallery St. Mary’s Interior Gallery St. Mary’s Churchyard Gallery
Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions
Orcheston St. Mary Protestation Return 1641-1642 Rectors List
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1688-1991
Marriages 1690-1993
Burials 1691-1992
Parish History
A feature of the parish is the numerous interesting scarecrows standing in local gardens.
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Amesbury Registration District
April 1936 – Present Salisbury Registration District
Buildings and Land
Agriculture
Foot & Mouth Disease 1924-1925
Floods
Disastrous Floods 1841 Estimates for Flood Damage Repairs 1841
Land Surveys
Public Houses
The Crown off the A360
This is a 16th century chequered flint house and a former jug and bottle establishment.
Crime and Legal Matters
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
Employment and Business
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections and Polls
Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Poll Book 1865 MP Nominations 2015 MP Nominations 2017
Family Notices
Inquests
Inquest Reports
Parish Notables
Mick Channon – Racehorse trainer & former England Football International
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Amesbury Union Guardians Appointed 1835
Overseers
Probate
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Giles Tooker 1627 John Lowe 1632
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 Roll of Honour Plaque 1914-1919
