Name | Hamfallow |
Alt names | Abwell | source: hamlet in parish | | Halmore | source: hamlet in parish | | Hamfallow | source: hamlet in parish | | Mobley | source: hamlet in parish | | Wanswell | source: hamlet in parish |
Type | Tything, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.7°N 2.44°W |
Located in | Gloucestershire, England |
See also | Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England | parish in which it was a tything | | Berkeley Hundred, Gloucestershire, England | hundred in which the parish was located | | Thornbury Rural, Gloucestershire, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1974 | | Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Hamfallow is a civil parish in the district of Stroud. There is no village centre; the parish consists of farms and hamlets such as Abwell, Breadstone (which joined the parish in 1935), Halmore, Mobley and Wanswell.
The westernmost portion of the parish boundary follows the River Severn, across which is the parish of Lydney in the Forest of Dean District. The other adjoining parishes are all in the Stroud district, these are: Hinton to the northwest; Slimbridge to the northeast; Cam to the east; Stinchcombe to the southeast; Alkington to the south; whilst both Ham and Stone and Berkeley lie to the southwest.
Hamfallow became a civil parish in 1866, having previously been a tything in Berkeley parish. Between 1894 and 1974 Hamfallow was in Thornbury Rural District.
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
Categories: Gloucestershire, England | Hamfallow, Gloucestershire, England | Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England | Berkeley Hundred, Gloucestershire, England | Thornbury Rural, Gloucestershire, England | Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
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