Place:Alderton, Wiltshire, England

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NameAlderton
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.545°N 2.232°W
Located inWiltshire, England     ( - 1934)
See alsoChippenham Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Malmesbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1934
Luckington, Wiltshire, Englandparish into which it was absorbed in 1934
North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Alderton is a village in Wiltshire, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Malmesbury. Since 1934 it has been part of the civil parish of Luckington.

The South Wales Main Line, the main railway from Swindon to Bristol and South Wales, runs close to the south of the village where it passes through the Alderton Tunnel.

There was a church at Alderton in the 12th century, later dedicated to St Giles. In 1844–5 it was rebuilt by James Thomson at the expense of Joseph Neeld, who bought Alderton manor in 1927. Re-used elements from the earlier building include the north doorway and the three-bay arcade, both of c. 1200; and from the 15th century, the nave roof and the rood screen.

There are monuments to the Gore family, including Thomas Gore (1632–1684), a High Sheriff of Wiltshire and writer on heraldry. The tower has six bells, of which five were cast by Mears for the 1844 restoration.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Alderton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"ALDERTON, a parish in Malmesbury [registration] district, Wilts: near Akeman-street, 9 miles NNW of Chippenham [railway] station. It has a post office under Chippenham. Acres: 1,587. Real property: £2,404. Population: 192. Houses: 44. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value: not reported. Patron: Sir J. Neeld, Bart. Gore, the antiquary, who flourished in the 17th century, was a native of Alderton, and was buried in the church."

Research Tips

  • From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
  • A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.
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