Place:Winchester St. John, Hampshire, England

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NameWinchester St. John
Alt namesWinchester St. John the Baptistsource: formal name
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Located inHampshire, England
See alsoWinchester Soke, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Buddlesgate Hundred, Hampshire, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Winchester, Hampshire, Englandcity in which it was situated (civil parish absorbed in 1902)

Winchester St. John was a large parish to the northeast of the city centre of Winchester. The church was formally dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was a civil parish until 1902 when it was absorbed into the civil parish of Winchester.

Parish Registers began1578
Biships Transcripts began1780

Data from English Jurisdictions.

See also sources listed under "What links here" on the left.

Research Tips

  • English Jurisdictions 1851
  • Volume 5 of the Victoria County History for Hampshire has an article on the other churches of Winchester.
  • GENUKI has a list of archive holders in Hampshire including the Hampshire Record Office, various museums in Portsmouth and Southhampton, the Isle of Wight Record Office and Archives.
  • The Hampshire Online Parish Clerk project has a large collection of transcriptions from Parish Registers across Hampshire.
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 together with tables listing the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered, along with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The three-storey City Museum in Winchester covers the Iron Age and Roman periods, the Middle Ages, and the Victorian period.
  • Volumes in The Victoria County History Series are available for Hampshire through British History Online. There are three volumes and the county is covered by parishes within the old divisions of "hundreds".
A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
  • A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons