Place:Upton Lovell, Wiltshire, England

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NameUpton Lovell
Alt namesUpton-Lovellsource: from redirect
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.166°N 2.079°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoHeytesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Warminster Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1934
Warminster and Westbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, - 19741934
West Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Upton Lovell is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is situated on the A36 road, in the Wylye valley about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Warminster.

The village of Upton Lovell is an ancient settlement, with a medieval church dedicated to St. Augustine of Canterbury. The Domesday Book of 1086 uses the name "Ubetone", to which the name of Lovel was added while five generations of the Lords Lovel were lords of the manor between the 14th and 16th centuries.

The Anglican Church of St Augustine of Canterbury is Grade I listed. It has a 13th-century chancel and a nave built in 1633. Its parish registers are kept at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre for the years 1654-1992 (baptisms), 1654-1975 (marriages), and 1653-1991 (burials).

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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