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| Name | Limpley Stoke |
| Alt names | Waterhouse | source: hamlet in parish |
| Type | Extra parochial area, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.347°N 2.187°W |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England (1894 - ) |
| See also | Bradford Without, Wiltshire, England | civil parish from which it was formed in 1894 | | Bradford on Avon Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district 1894-1934 | | Bradford and Melksham Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district 1934-1974 | | West Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Limpley Stoke is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is in the Avon valley, between Bath and Freshford and the village is situated on both sides of the A36 road. The parish had a population of 561 in the UK census of 2011.
The civil parish includes the hamlet of Waterhouse and the outskirts of the Somerset village of Midford which is described under the parish of South Stoke, Somerset.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Limpley Stoke from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "LIMPLEY-STOKE, a village and a chapelry in Bradford [on Avon} parish, Wilts. The village stands near the river Avon, the Kennet and Avon canal, the Bathampton branch of the Great Western railway, and the boundary with Somerset, 3¼ miles W of Bradford; presents a romantic appearance, as seen from the ascent toward Freshford; commands a curious view of the river, the canal, and the railway, winding side by side, at different elevations, down the valley; is environed by hanging woods and orchards, and by a wild declivity, with picturesque features; and has a railway station, a recent hydropathic establishment, and a girls' reformatory. The chapelry was reconstituted in 1846, and is conjoined with Winsley. Post town, Bradford-on-Avon. Population in 1861: 985. Houses: 218. The living is a [perpetual] curacy in the diocese of Salisbury. Value: £147. Patrons: the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is small; and there is a Wesleyan chapel."
Further History
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
The 18th-century country house at Waterhouse is a Grade II listed building.
In 1885 Messrs E G Browne and J C Margetson acquired a cloth mill, known as Avon Mill, on the banks of the Avon at Limpley Stoke. The previous owners of the mill had originally been timber merchants, but had later diversified into the production of rubber goods. By 1890 the business had transferred to premises in Melksham and later became Avon Rubber. Avon Rubber still produce tyres for automobiles.
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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