Place:Allington (near Amesbury), Wiltshire, England

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NameAllington (near Amesbury)
Alt namesAllingtonsource: from redirect
Boscombesource: village in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.367°N 1.9°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoAmesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Amesbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
Salisbury District, Wiltshire, Englanddistrict municipality 1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, Englandunitary authority since 2009
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: Wikipedia lists 8 communities named Allington in England. Two of them are in Wiltshire. The second Wiltshire one is a small village in the parish of All Cannings and has been redirected there.


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Allington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Amesbury and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the village of Boscombe; both villages are on the River Bourne and the A338 road.

Boscombe

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Boscombe is a small village in the civil parish of Allington, located about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Amesbury on the banks of the River Bourne with a small population of about 40 people.

The church of St. Andrew dates from the 14th century and is Grade I listed. Boscombe had a school from 1894 to 1972; the nearest primary school is now at Porton. The ancient parish of Boscombe was added to Allington parish in 1934.

Near Boscombe is MoD Boscombe Down, a military airfield located between Boscombe village and Amesbury.

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.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Allington, Wiltshire. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Boscombe, Wiltshire. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.