Place:Figheldean, Wiltshire, England

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the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Figheldean (pronounced "farldeen") is a village and civil parish on the River Avon, 3 1⁄2 miles (6 km) north of Amesbury in Wiltshire, England.

Figheldean parish extends 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the village towards Tidworth to the Devil's Ditch and 3 miles (4.8 km) westwards towards Shrewton to the earthwork known as Robin Hood's Ball. The parish includes the hamlets of Ablington and Alton. Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north is Netheravon and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south is Durrington. The A345 main road between Salisbury and Marlborough passes through the parish to the west of the village.

Figheldean is situated on Salisbury Plain, which supports many nationally rare species and is the largest area of unimproved chalk grassland in northern Europe.

Ablington

Ablington is a small village in the English county of Wiltshire, on the River Avon, close to the village of Figheldean and about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the town of Amesbury. For local government purposes, Ablington is part of Figheldean civil parish. (Source: Wikipedia)

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Ablington from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"ABLINGTON, a hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wilts; on the river Avon, 4½ miles N of Amesbury. Population: 137."

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.