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Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Aldbourne – Baydon – Chilton Foliat – Froxfield – Hungerford – Lambourn (BRK) – Little Bedwyn – Mildenhall – Ogbourne St. George
Websites of Interest
The Parish Church of Holy Cross
On the banks of the River Kennet not far from the Berkshire border is the ancient town of Ramsbury which in pre-Conquest days was the seat of Wiltshire’s Bishop. Its large mediaeval church is distinguished by a massive west tower surrounded by tremendous buttresses. The chancel is of thirteenth century origin but its windows were replaced during the fourteenth century. The spacious nave is late Gothic. The church contains a number of monuments, particularly in the Darrell chapel north of the chancel. Of outstanding interest are the fragments of crosses and gravestones of pre-Conquest date, gathered together at the west end of the north aisle. They are presumably relics of the old cathedral.
Holy Cross Gallery Holy Cross Interior Gallery Holy Cross Churchyard Gallery
List of Early Wiltshire Bishops
Church Groups
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011
Church History
History and Tour of the Church
Church Interior
Interior Memorial Inscriptions
Church Services & Events
Churchyard
Holy Cross Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions Walk around the Churchyard
Parish Register Transcripts
Interesting Entries from the Parish Register
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1678-1968
Marriages 1678-2008
Burials 1678-1945
Vestry Business
Parish History
The Village Square was once the location of its centuries old Wych Elm. The tree was believed to have been left standing as Ramsbury grew from a clearing in the great expanse of Savernake Forest. Over the years the tree became dried out and became hollow due to Dutch Elm Disease. The tree was deemed unsafe and removed but replaced with an Oak Tree. Legend has it that the original elm tree was the shade of a local witch who had taken up residence in the tree, and locals were worried that she may curse the area if the elm was felled.
Ramsbury Includes the tythings of Axford, Eastridge and Whittonditch. Also includes the areas known as Marridge or Marriage Hill and Membury.
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1937 Hungerford Registration District
April 1937 – Present Marlborough Registration District
Buildings and Land
Agriculture
Cattle Plague Regulations 1867
Fires
Enclosures
Indentures & Agreements
Indenture of Land Transfer 1701 Land Agreement between Phelps & Parsons 1877
Landowners
Maps
Ordnance Surveyor’s Drawings 1818
Crime and Legal Matters
Crime Reports
Fraud
Inspector Huntley Gets the Man 1862
Prisons and Prisoners
Inmates of Gloucester Gaol 1815-1879
Quarter Sessions
Victims of Crime
Swing Riots 1830-1831
Trials 1831 Ambrose Alexander Edward Alexander
Theft
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
Assisted Emigration
Thomas & Jane Dawson 1854 Abraham Evans & Family 1854 Thomas & Maryann Fuller 1854 Thomas & Mary Ann Fuller 1854-1893
General Emigration/Migration Items
Strays Index Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present
Australia
Obituaries of Emigrants in Australia
New Zealand
Emily & John Bridgford, NZ Fencibles 1849-1898
Employment and Business
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.
Banking & Finance
Ramsbury Building Society Advertisement
Breweries
The Genuine Brewery for Auction 1842
Community Services
Police
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Death in a Well 1871 Bicycle Accident Injury 1940
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
British Legion
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871
Census Returns Transcripts
Please note that these transcripts also contain the tithings of Ramsbury such as Axford.
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll of Freeholders 1772 (Marridge Hill) Poll Book 1818 Poll Book 1818 (East Ridge) Voters List 1832 Voters lists Revisions 1843
Council Elections
County Council Election Notice 1925 Councillor Nominations 2015
MP Nominations
Entertainment
Family Notices
Funeral Reports
Inquest Reports
Miscellaneous Items
People of The Village Secrets of Farming Book Subscribers 1863
Obituaries
Death of Sir Francis Burdett 1892
Parish Notables
Laura Collett, British Three Day Eventer. Laura is based at the stables of Membury House and had the honour of training the former champion racehorse Kauto Star in dressage. Sadly the horse was injured in a freak accident whilst in his paddock and later had to put to sleep by vets in July 2015
Personal Research Items
Tuck Family Research Burial Extracts – These items were donated by Ken Tuck and contains entries that may or may not relate to the Tuck family however they have been published as such. Many references to Quaker entries may be found from across the county.
Sport
Golf
Death Ends Strange Golf Match 1938 Golf Match 1940
Wedding Reports
Wedding of Martha Whiting 1951
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Probate
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
Thomas Freeman 1639 Joan Noyes 1623 William, Earl of Pembroke 1630
Parishioners Wills
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Chelsea Pensioners
British Army Service Records Chelsea Pensioners 1808-1828
Servicemen & Women
British Army Service Records (Non Pensioned Servicemen) Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911
WWI
Casualties
Soldiers Who Died in the Great War 1914-1918
Memorials and Books of Remembrance
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 Ramsbury War Memorial
Red Cross & Voluntary Aid
V.A.D. & Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1918
WWII
Casualties
Fundraising
Axford
Axford St. Michael’s
The Church of St. Michael
St. Michael’s Gallery St. Michael’s Churchyard Gallery
St. Michael’s Church Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1866-2006
Marriages 1944-1990
Burials 1866-2007
Other Resources
Village History
Buildings and Land
Public House Licenses Granted 1860 Owners of Land 1873
Crime and Legal Matters
Directories
Employment and Business
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
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Tragic Death of Alfred Watts 1879
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections, Polls and Voters Lists
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818
Probate
Parishioners Wills
Edward Appleford Proved 1695 Stephen Appleford Proved 1765 Thomas Vickers Proved 1821
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
Servicemen & Families with the 1st Wilts. Regt. in South Africa 1911 War Memorial
Littlecott
Buildings and Land
Littlecote House
Crime and Legal Matters
William Darrell of Littlecott William Darrell Proceedings in Chancery 1558-1603
People and Parish Notables
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Agricultural Societies
Wiltshire Agricultural Society Annual Meeting 1848
Elections & Polls
Whittonditch
Buildings and Land
Crime and Legal Matters
Capital Punishment
Assault & Robbery on Mr. Hazell 1790ssault & Robbery on Mr. Hazell 1790
