Place:Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, England

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NameBadgeworth
Alt namesBeiewrdesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 111
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates51.867°N 2.133°W
Located inGloucestershire, England
See alsoDudstone and Kings Barton (hundred), Gloucestershire, Englandhundred in which the parish was located
Cheltenham Rural, Gloucestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Tewkesbury (district), Gloucestershire, Englandadministrative district in which it has been located since 1974
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Badgeworth is a village and civil parish since 1974 in the Tewkesbury District of Gloucestershire, England, between Gloucester and Cheltenham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,206. Apart from the village of Badgeworth the parish also includes Bentham and Little Witcombe.

Registration Districts

Cheltenham (1837 - 2006)
Gloucestershire (2006 - )

Research Tips

Online sources which may also be helpful:

  • GENUKI gives pointers to other archive sources as well as providing some details on each parish in the county. The emphasis here is on ecclesiastical parishes (useful before 1837)
  • A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 and tables of the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
  • The FamilySearch Wiki for Gloucestershire provides a similar but not identical series of webpages to that provided by GENUKI
  • A Vision of Britain through Time has a group of pages of statistical facts for almost every parish in the county
  • Unfortunately, A History of the County of Gloucester in the Victoria County History series provided by the website British History Online does not cover this part of the county
  • Ancestry.co.uk has recently added Gloucestershire Burials, 1813-1988; Confirmations, 1834-1913; Baptisms, 1813-1913; Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813; and Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. (entry dated 1 Aug 2015)
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