| Name | Durnford |
| Alt names | Great Durnford | source: main village in parish | | Little Durnford | source: settlement in parish | | Netton (Durnford) | source: settlement in parish | | Salterton | source: settlement in parish |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 51.141°N 1.808°W |
| Located in | Wiltshire, England |
| See also | Amesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Amesbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1974 | | Salisbury District, Wiltshire, England | district municipality 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | unitary authority since 2009 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Durnford is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, between Salisbury and Amesbury. It lies in the Woodford Valley and is bounded to the west by the Salisbury Avon and to the east by the A345 Salisbury-Amesbury road. The parish church and Little Durnford Manor are Grade I listed.
The main settlement is Great Durnford, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Amesbury. To the south, on the bank of the Avon, are the small settlements of Netton, Salterton and Little Durnford.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Durnford, Wiltshire.
Research Tips
- 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.
Categories: Wiltshire, England | Durnford, Wiltshire, England | Amesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Amesbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | Salisbury District, Wiltshire, England | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England |
