Place:Elberton, Gloucestershire, England

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NameElberton
Alt namesElbertonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 112
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.6°N 2.567°W
Located inGloucestershire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inAvon, England     (1974 - 1996)
Gloucestershire, England     (1996 - )
See alsoBerkeley Hundred, Gloucestershire, Englandhundred in which the parish was located
Aust, Gloucestershire, Englandcivil parish in which it has been located since 1935
South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Englandunitary authority in which it has been located since 1996
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Elberton is a village located since 1996 in South Gloucestershire within the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It is just beyond Alveston and Olveston and is on a B-road that leads towards the Severn Bridge. It is mostly a farming community with a small church, St John's.

From 1866 until 1935 Elberton was a separate civil parish, but in that year its status was abolished and it became a village in the civil parish of Aust.

Elberton was the birthplace of the Quaker anti-slavery campaigner Joseph Sturge.

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Research Tips

  • The website British History Online provides eight chapters out of at least eleven of the Victoria County History Series on Gloucestershire. Some of these are outlines of topics concerning the whole county, others contain descriptions of cities, towns and villages of varying sizes throughout the area.
  • Brett Langston's Registration Districts in Gloucestershire follows the history of registration district provision in Gloucestershire from its inception in 1837 through to the present day.
  • GENUKI has a brief overall guide to various sources of information for the county.
  • The FamilySearch Wiki on Gloucestershire provides information similar to that in GENUKI.
  • Gloucestershire Archives for older sources such as pre-1837 parish registers and other contemporary documents. Address: Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, England GL1 3DW
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