Place:Crudwell, Wiltshire, England

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Crudwell is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Malmesbury, about 6 miles (9.7 km) to the southwest. About 7 miles (11 km) to the north-east is Cirencester in Gloucestershire. Also to the northeast is Cotswold Airport (formerly Kemble Airfield). Kemble village, about 2 miles (3.2 km) away, has the nearest railway station. It provides mainline services to London Paddington.

The village lies on the A429, which links Cirencester and Malmesbury. This route south to Malmesbury was built in 1778; previously Malmesbury was reached via either the Fosse Way (a Roman road), or the road through Murcott and Hankerton.

The parish includes the hamlets of Chedglow, Chelworth, Eastcourt, Murcott and West Crudwell. The Fosse Way forms part of the parish and county boundary. The population of the parish changed little between 1831 and 1951, increasing from 604 to 618.

Research Tips

• Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 14, pp51-65 - Parish: Crudwell. British History Online. University of London.
• 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.