Place:Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England

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Lydiard Tregoze is a small village and civil parish on the western edge of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. It has in the past been spelt as Liddiard Tregooze and in many other ways. The parish is bounded by Lydiard Millicent on the north, Swindon on the east, with Wroughton and Wootton Bassett completing the circle.

The parish includes the small village of Hook and the hamlet of Hook Street.

History

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Lydiard Tregoze. This section of the Wikipedia article traces the ownership of Lydiard House with special reference to the family of Margaret Beaufort (1441-1509), mother of King Henry VII, the first of the Tudor kings.

Research Tips

• Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 9, pp75-90 - Parish: Lydiard Tregoze. 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.