| Name | Mere |
| Alt names | Barrow Street | source: hamlet in parish | | Burton | source: hamlet in parish | | Charnage | source: hamlet in parish | | Limpers Hill | source: hamlet in parish | | Rook Street | source: hamlet in parish | | Southbrook | source: hamlet in parish |
| Type | Ancient parish, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.09°N 2.266°W |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England |
| See also | Mere Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Mere Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1934 | | Mere and Tisbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1934 - 1974 | | Salisbury District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Mere is a small town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the extreme southwestern tip of Salisbury Plain, close to the borders of Somerset and Dorset. The parish includes the hamlets of Barrow Street, Burton, Charnage, Limpers Hill, Rook Street and Southbrook. The civil parish had a population of 2,961 in the UK census of 2011.
The main A303 road passed through Mere until a bypass was built on the northern edge of the town in 1976.
Mere had a church from the end of the 12th century. The Earl of Cornwall built Mere Castle on Long Hill, overlooking the town, in the mid-13th century. The castle was abandoned in the 14th century and today only earthworks remain. The Duchy of Cornwall still owns much land in the area.
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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