Place:Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England

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NameDuntisbourne Abbots
Alt namesDuntesbornesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 112
Duntisbourne-Abbotssource: Family History Library Catalog
Tantesbornesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 112
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.767°N 2.033°W
Located inGloucestershire, England
See alsoRapsgate Hundred, Gloucestershire, Englandhundred in which part of the parish was located
Crownthorne and Minety Hundred, Gloucestershire, Englandhundred in which the part of the parish was located
Cirencester Rural, Gloucestershire, Englandrural district in which it was situated 1894-1974
Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, Englanddistrict municipality of which it is now part
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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)
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