England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Bromham lies in west central Wiltshire about 4 miles northwest of the market town of Devizes. Bromham is a large compact village built along a lane which lies about a miles west of the A342 road which links Devizes with Chippenham. Bromham's employment largely came from farming the limestone hills that surround, largely pastoral but with also some arable mixed inwards. Quarrying was also a minor parish activity. Whilst all around Bromham there are rolling limestone hills, the village, itself, is built in a valley on a tributary of the Avon river. The stream flows westwards to join the Avon at nearby Melksham and thence flows through the Avon Gorge into the Bristol Channel. Bromham is sited at around 90 metres above sea level and the land close by all has a similar height. Bromham parish is typical in size for this part of Wiltshire and covers roughly 3,500 acres, it would have supported over 1,500 parishioners. In Domesday times Bromham was held directly by the King and could boast 10 ploughs as well as 2 mills and sundry woodland and meadow. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 21st April 1754 - 20th February 1792 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR049/1/9 | 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 | 21st April 1792 - 27th October 1812 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR049/1/10 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 3 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
3 | 4th February 1813 - 22nd June 1837 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - PR049/1/11 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Bishops
Canning St Mary (detached)
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Heddington
St Andrew
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Melksham St
Michael
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Bishops Canning
St Mary
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Melksham
St Michael
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Rowde St Matthew
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Rowde
St Matthew
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