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Includes the tythings of Lockeridge and West Stowell
Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Alton Barnes – Avebury – East Kennett – Fyfield – Huish – Preshute – Wilcot – Winterbourne Monkton
Websites of Interest
Upper Kennett News – Village Heritage
The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
St. Michael’s Gallery St. Michael’s Interior Gallery St. Michael’s Churchyard Gallery
Interesting Entries from the Parish Registers East Overton Protestation Return of 1641-1642 Incumbents List Terriers and Surveys relating to Overton Vicarage
Church Supported Charities and Funding
Bishops Transcripts
Baptisms 1605-1678
Marriages 1605-1678
Burials 1605-1678
Parish Registers
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1682-1995
Marriages 1682- 1984
Burials 1682-1877
Parish History
Lies on the Bath Road 4 miles west of Marlborough. The church (St. Michael), perched on an eminence, was rebuilt in 1878, some of the old windows and the chancel arch being retained. [The Little Guide, published by Methuen, 1949].
The parishes of Alton Barnes and Overton once shared boundaries with Shaw. The land at Shaw formed part of the medieval village of Shaw that was deserted probably in the early 15th century. This land was transferred to the Parish of Overton in 1885.
Extracts from Lettice Sweetapple Origin of place names Shaw Village Parish Snippets 1588-1904
Civil Registration
1837 – Present Marlborough Registration District
Buildings and Land
Summary of Estates 939-1940 Survey of First Earl of Pembroke 1567 (East Overton) Owners of Lands 1873 Houses and Buildings House Histories Sarcen Stones
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1818 Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawing North Wilts 1826
Public Houses
Bell Inn
Crime and Legal Matters
Wiltshire Court Sessions 1574 – 1592 Wiltshire Quarter Assizes 1736 Crime Reports 1800-1849 Swing Riots Special Constables 1830 Bastardy Examinations 1852
Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)
Directories
Post Office 1855 Kelly’s 1867 Kelly’s 1895 Kelly’s 1911 Swindon & District 1928
Education
Emigration and Migration
Strays Index Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present
Employment and Business
Agriculture. Farming and Land
Gamekeeping
Sales of Stock
Sale at Compton Farm, Emford 1870
Apprentices
Apprentice Records 1723 – 1881
Apprentice records published here may not necessarily mean that the apprentice was from the parish but was apprenticed to a master within the parish
John Browne 1724 Stephen Cannings 1717
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Meeting House Certificates 1800-1849 Meeting Houses and Chapels
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Coroners Bills
County coroners were introduced in England in around 1194 once established other boroughs and liberties sought the right to have their own coroner. Often in Medieval times the coroner also assumed the role of the sheriff and his duties weren’t limited to holding inquests on dead bodies although almost a full time post they were unpaid for the duties apart from those that were deemed murder of manslaughter when they would receive 13s. 4d. From the 24th June 1752 a law was passed allowing the coroner to claim £1 for every inquest they attended not held in a gaol and also to claim 9d per mile travel allowance from the place of residence. Inquests held in any gaol were performed at a rate totalling no more than £1. These costs were to be paid from the county rates. In cases of homicide the coroner also received the former fee of 13s. 4d. The coroners submitted their bills at the quarter session sittings for approval.
Celebrations
Christmas Wishes 1949 Birthday Celebrations 1958
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Persons Eligible to Vote 1819-1852 Voters List 1832 Voters Lists Revisions 1843
MP Nominations
Family Notices
Family Notices 1800-1849 Family Notices 1850-1899
Taxes
Tax List – 1322 (Selkley Hundred) 1322 (Elstub Hundred) 1545 1576
Wedding Reports
Marlborough Bride Married at Preshute November 1949
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Probate
Administration Bonds
John Hayes Proved 1635 Kingsman Proved 1669
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
William, Earl of Pembroke 1630
Parishioners Wills
| Thomas Stevens Proved 1582 | Robert Kingesman 1592 | Richard Kyngsman 1615 | Joan Smith 1617 |
| Richard Smith 1617 | William Smith 1617 | Anne Kyngesman 1620 | Alice Kingsman 1634 |
| Robert Kingsman 1647 |
Probate Inventories
| Richard Smith 1617 | William Smith 1617 | Joan Smyth 1617 | Anne Kingsman 1620 |
| John Hayes 1635 | Alice Kingsman 1635 | Robert Kingsman 1669 |
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911 Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 War Memorial
Lockeridge
Buildings and Land
The tithing of Lockeridge has the woodland area of West Woods as its neighbour. The woods are situated 3 miles west of Marlborough covering 400 hectares and was purchased by the Forestry Commission in 1931. The woodlands were replanted between 1933-1960’s with 70% Beech and 30% other broad leaf trees. The wood itself is famous for its carpet display of bluebells in the Springtime.
Public Houses
Masons Arms
Who D’a Thought It
Employment
Agriculture and Land
People and Parish Notables
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818
Family Notices
Inquests
Wedding Reports
Ronald MacRae and Iris Wells 1955
Probate
Administration Bonds
Nicholas Pope 1696 Robert Pope 1714
Parishioners Wills
Mary Pope proved 1708 Thomas Pope proved 1716
West Overton
Buildings and Land
Surveys 1631 1632 1706 1783 1789 1792
People and Parish Notables
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 (West Overton) Poll Book 1818 (West Overton)
Parish Notables
Mary Rayner – Author & Childrens Book Illustrator. Was born in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) on 30th December 1933. She died in Hove, East Sussex on 27th February 2023. She was resident of the village for 20 years from 1968.
