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Name | Duntisbourne Abbots |
Alt names | Duntesborne | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 112 | | Duntisbourne-Abbots | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Tantesborne | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 112 |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.767°N 2.033°W |
Located in | Gloucestershire, England |
See also | Rapsgate Hundred, Gloucestershire, England | hundred in which part of the parish was located | | Crownthorne and Minety Hundred, Gloucestershire, England | hundred in which the part of the parish was located | | Cirencester Rural, Gloucestershire, England | rural district in which it was situated 1894-1974 | | Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England | district municipality of which it is now part |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Duntisbourne Abbots is a village and civil parish located in the English county of Gloucestershire. The parish forms part of the Cotswold District. In the UK census of 2001 it had a population of 227.
St Peter's Church in the village was built in the 12th century, on the site of an earlier, Saxon, church. Its tower dates from Norman times, and has belfry lights of pierced stone lattice work that date from the 13th century. Inside the church, the font also dates from Norman times, while the unusual chancel arch dates from an extensive Victorian restoration.
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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)
Categories: Gloucestershire, England | Rapsgate Hundred, Gloucestershire, England | Crownthorne and Minety Hundred, Gloucestershire, England | Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England | Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England | Cirencester Rural, Gloucestershire, England | Cirencester Registration District, Gloucestershire, England | Gloucestershire Registration District, Gloucestershire, England
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