Place:Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, England

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NameKingston Deverill
Alt namesDeverill-Kingstonsource: alternate name for parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.13°N 2.23°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoDamerham Hundred, Wiltshire, England
Mere Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundreds in which it was located
Mere Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district 1894-1934
Warminster and Westbury Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district 1934-1974
West Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Kingston Deverill is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest towns are Mere, about 4 miles (6.4 km) to the southwest, and Warminster, about 6 miles (9.7 km) to the northeast. The parish and its demographic figures include the village of Monkton Deverill which was absorbed into Kingston Deverill in 1934.

The parish is in the Deverill Valley which carries the upper waters of the River Wylye. The six villages of the valley - Kingston Deverill, Monkton Deverill, Brixton Deverill, Hill Deverill, Longbridge Deverill and Crockerton (redirected to Longbridge Deverill) - are known as the Deverills.

The Church of England parish church is St Mary's.

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  • 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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