England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Staunton, given the suffix "by Coleford" to distinguish it from the other Gloucestershire Staunton which is close to Newent, lies in the extreme west of Gloucestershire, indeed it forms not only part of the border with neighbouring Monmouthshire but also with Herefordshire. Staunton lies in the Forest of Dean and is located about 3 miles east of the town of Monmouth. Staunton is a small and compact village sitting astride the A4136 road which connects Monmouth with Gloucester. Staunton parish is bordered to the west and north by the deeply incised meanders of the River Wye which also forms the border of England and Wales. The local economy would have been mixed, pastoral farming would have predominated but there were substantial quarrying and mining activities in the area, too. Today the area is much used for outdoor activities, the local forests providing many routes for trails for both walkers and offroad cyclists, the nearby "Rocking Stone" often a focal point for these activities. Staunton is drained by small tributaries of the Wye to the southwest which then flows to meet the Bristol Channel through the port of Chepstow. Staunton is sited at around 200 metres above the sea and sits on a ridge separating the Wye from the heart of the Forest of Dean, local heights reach almost to 300 metres whilst the Wye itself is less than 20 metres above the sea, a parish with deep incisions. Staunton parish was small for the Forest area, being more typically sized for an East Gloucestershire parish at around 1,500 acres - it would have supported a population of just under 200 parishioners. In Domesday times Staunton was held by King William, directly, its assets were not specifically detailed but it was clearly a very small place at that time. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 12th May 1754 - 30th December 1812 | Gloucester Archives - Reference P310/IN/1/3 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 13th July 1813 - 20th June 1837 | Gloucester Archives - Reference P310/IN/1/9 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Dixton
Newton St Peter, Monmouthshire
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Dixton
Newton St Peter, Monmouthshire
Whitchurch St Dubricius, Herefordshire |
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Dixton
Newton St Peter, Monmouthshire
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Bicknor St Mary
Newland All Saints |
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Newton St Peter, Monmouthshire
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Newland
All Saints
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Newland
All Saints
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