Name | Norton (near Malmesbury) |
Alt names | Norton Colepark | source: Victoria County History--Wiltshire (former name for parish) | | Norton Coleparle | source: Victoria County History--Wiltshire (former name for parish) | | Norton-Coleparle | source: Family History Library Catalog (another spelling) |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.558°N 2.166°W |
Located in | Wiltshire, England |
See also | Malmesbury Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Malmesbury Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1974 |rural district, 1894 - 1974 | | North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Norton (near Malmesbury) is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Malmesbury. Since 1934 the parish has included the hamlets of Foxley and Bremilham (also known as Cowage). Both Foxley and Bremilham were formerly ecclesiastical parishes; Bremilham merged with Foxley in 1893 and is redirected there.
The Sherston branch of the Bristol Avon forms the north boundary of the parish.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Norton, Wiltshire.
From Victoria County History--Wiltshire
- "Norton is 5 km. south-west of Malmesbury. On Speed's map of 1611 the name Coloparle, in error for Cole Park, was juxtaposed to the name Norton, and Cole Park, a house 2 km. SSE. of Malmesbury, was marked by no symbol. As a result Norton was named on later maps as Norton Colepark or Norton Coleparle and that addition to the name was adopted. It appeared in ecclesiastical reference books in the 18th century and on census returns in the 19th. (fn. 5) The antiquary J. E. Jackson, vicar of Norton 1846–91, persuaded the bishop to drop the addition from the name of the benefice, and it went out of use generally in the 20th century."
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.
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