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Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Alton Priors – Huish – Manningford – Milton Lilborne – Overton – Pewsey – Preshute – Savernake – Woodborough
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The Church of Holy Cross
Just west of Pewsey lies the attractive little church of Wilcot; it has an interesting chancel arch of the 12th-13th century, a west tower and a belfry opening elaborated in the style of the Somerset towers.
Wilcot (Old English wiella=spring cot=cottage) is a charming little village in the Pewsey Vale. The church (Holy Cross) was burnt some years ago, but has been rebuilt. (The Little Guides, Muthuem 1949)
Holy Cross Gallery Holy Cross Interior Gallery Holy Cross Church Cemetery
Incumbents List 1535-2006 Holy Cross Architectural History
Parish Register Transcripts
Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1564-1986
Marriages 1566-1987
Burials 1565-1987
Parish History
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Pewsey Registration District
April 1936 – Present Devizes Registration District
Buildings and Land
Indenture for Sale, Mortgage etc. Stonyford Mill, Stanton St. Bernard 1764
Crime and Legal Matters
Court Appearances
Crime Reports
Proceedings in Chancery Elizabeth I Era (1558-1603)
Benger v Benger, Packer, Hillar, Blinckerne
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
Employment and Business
Gamekeepers Certificates 1807 Christmas Fare at Devizes 1870 The Village Blacksmith 1968
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society
Membership 1827-1871 Promotion 1912
Census Returns Transcripts
Wilcot With Oare Census
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Voters Lists Revisions 1843 MP Nominations 2015
Entertainment
Obituaries
Obituary of John William Montagu 1882
Sport
Pigeon Racing Annual Awards 1956
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Pewsey Union Supplies Tender Notice 1846
Probate
War, Conflict and Military Matters
WWI
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918 WWI Volunteers of Wilcot Parish 1914
Oare
Oare – Holy Trinity
The Church of Holy Trinity
Oare lies in that district of hill forts, camps, and earthworks traversed by the Wansdyke between the Kennet and the Vale of Pewsey. The church (Holy Trinity) of plain red brick, a somewhat unusual material here, dates from 1858. The hanging woods of Rainscombe Park, prettily embosom the secluded village. Martinsell Hill and camp are a little to the NE. (The Little Guides, Muthuem 1949)
Holy Trinity Gallery Holy Trinity Interior Gallery
Holy Trinity Burial Map Holy Trinity Burial Plot Details
Holy Trinity 1856-2013 Holy Trinity 1858-2013
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1858-1986
Marriages 1892-1983
Burials 1859-1987
Prior to these dates parishioners would have worshipped at the church in Wilcot
Parish History
Civil Registration
1837 – April 1936 Pewsey Registration District
April 1936 – Present Devizes Registration District
Buildings and Land
Public Houses
The White Hart
Closed 2014
Reading Rooms
Crime and Legal Matters
Directories
Education
Emigration and Migration
Emigration Home Contact Requested 1800 – Present
Employment and Business
Miscellaneous Documents
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
People and Parish Notables
Census Returns Transcripts
Family Notices
Funeral Reports
Annie Weeks 1940 William Henry Weeks 1941
Obituaries
Death of Matthew Baden, Centenarian 1869
Parish Notables
| Ann Goodman – wife of Rev. M. H. Goodman | Edward Goodman – son of Rev. M. H. and Ann Goodman | Ellinor Goodman – Political Broadcaster and Journalis |
| Reverend Maurice Hillier Goodman |
Poor Law, Charity and the Workhouse
Probate
Inquisitions Post Mortem of Lands Held
William, Earl of Pembroke, 1630
War, Conflict and Military Matters
War Memorials & Military Gallery
