England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe chapelry of Staverton, within the wider parish of Trowbridge, lies in western Wiltshire not too far from its border with neighbouring Somerset. Staverton lies around 2 1/2 miles north of its mother parish and sits on the B3105, by its crossing of the River Avon, which connects Trowbridge with Bradford on Avon. Staverton is a small and compact village with most properties lining the B3105 as it winds its way through. Staverton's economy, like so many, would have been dependent upon agriculture with a mixture of both pastoral and arable farming. Modern developments have come to the area, the Kennet & Avon canal was cut between Staverton and its mother town and the Chippenham to Trowbridge railway line then followed a similar route. Staverton is sited at around 30 metres above the sea but land rises out of the Avon valley to around 70 metres to the north and within a mile or so. Staverton chapelry occupied an area of close to 700 acres within the wider parish of Trowbridge and would have supported close to 200 parishioners, it is fair to say, however, that the majority would have been married in Trowbridge.In Domesday times Staverton was an equally small place, held by one Brictric it could muster just 3 ploughs, the usual meadows and pastures but did possess a mill. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 26th December 1791 - 25th December 1808 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - P277/1/2a | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 3rd January 1815 - 12th December 1822 | Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - Reference - P277/1/3 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Bradford
on Avon Holy Trinity
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Bradford
on Avon Holy Trinity
Holt St Katherine |
Bradford
on Avon Holy Trinity
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Bradford
on Avon Holy Trinity
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Whaddon
St Mary
Hilperton St Michael |
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Bradford
on Avon Holy Trinity
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Trowbridge
St James
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Trowbridge
St James
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