Skövde Landsförsamling Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Place Names
Abrahamstorp, Alstorp, Amundtorp, Amundtorps kvarn, Aneberg, Anderstorp, Aspelund, Aspön,

Backa, Backen, Backetorpet, Backhult, Bengtstorp, Berget, Beten under Hasslum, Birastugan, Björkebacken, Björkelund i Kummiltorp, Björken, Blängsås, Bromsebo, Brona, Brunnsbacken, Bäckaskog,

Diket, Dungen, Dunsgården, Dunstorp, Duvebo, Dälderna,

Eketorp, Eksberg, Ekstorp i Horsås rote, Enebacken, Enet, Enockstorp, Esbjörns Vilskmansgården,

Fallet, Fallet Lilla, Fallet Stora, Fattigstugan, Fjället, Fredriksberg, Furubacken,

Gabrielstorp, Gatemun, Glädjen, Granbacken, Granbergstorp, Grannabacken, Gransikagården, Grubbagården, Grönemad, Gudmundtorp, Gudmundtorps kvarn, Gustavs Bruk, Gustavsberg,

Hammarby, Hasselbacken, Hasslum Nolgården, Hasslum Sörgården, Hasslum Tån, Havstena Dunsgården, Havstena Grubbagården, Havstena Lillegården, Havestena Lunnagården, Havstena Mellangården, Havestena Nolgården, Havstena Skattegården, Havstena Skinnaregården, Havstena Skräddaregården, Havstena Storegården, Havstena Tomten, Havstena Tån, Havstena Uddagården, Havstena Östgötagården, Havstenstorp, Helgesgården, Hjälmsäter, Holmetorp, Horsås Esbjörn Vilskmansgården, Horsås Kabblagården, Horsås Kvarnagården, Horsås Larsagården, Horsås Nolgården, Horsås Sörgården, Hulan, Hulegården i Ryds sn., Hultstorp, Häggetorp, Hökagården,

Ingebrotomten, Ingelstorp, Ingvaldstorp,

Janstorp, Johanstorp, Johansvik, Jonstorp, Jungslätt Lilla, Järnåsen,

Kabblagården, Kanikerukan, Karlsberg, Karlslund, Karlstorp, Karstorp, Kartatorp, Katrinelund, Kolstorp, Koltomten, Kronokvarnen, Kullamarken, Kummilstorp, Kungserg, Kvarnabacken, Kvarnagården, Kvarnen Amundtorp, Kvarnen Gudmundtorp, Kvarnen Källegården, Kvarnen Segerstorp, Kyrkebolet, Kyrkebolskvarnen, Kyrkeslätt, Kåratorp, Källegården, Källegården Kvarnen, Källtorp, Kämpes Intäkt, Käpplunda Gransikagården, Käpplunda Lagläsaregården, Käpplunda Lars Olofsgården, Käpplunda Lilla Mossegården, Käpplunda Månsagården, Käpplunda Penningsgården, Käpplunda Per Andersgården, Käpplunda Rättaregården, Käåålunda Stora Mossegården, Käpplunda Tomtegården, Käpplunda Ämagården,

Lagläsaregården, Lars Olofsgården, Larstorp, Lassagården, Ledet, Liden, Lilla Fallet, Lilla Jungslätt, Lilla Mossegården, Lilla Månstorp under Ingebrotomten, Lilla Noltorp, Lilla Nybro, Lilla Risa, Lilla Rånna, Lilla Sjöbolet, Lilla Åsbotorp, Lilla Åsen, Lillegården Ryd, Lillegården Skövde Landsförsamling, Lindsberg, Ljungslätt, Lotorp, Lundsberg, Lunnabacken, Lunnagården, Lunnahult,

Marieberg, Mariedal, Marielund, Mellangården Havstena Skövde Landsförsamling, Mellangården Ryd, Mellangården Segerstorp, Mellankvarnen, Mokvarn, Mossegården Ryds socken, Mossegården Skövde Landsförsamling, Månsagården, Månstorp under Horsås, Månstorp lilla under Ingebrotomten, Månstorp under Risa,

Nolberg, Noltorp Lilla, Norra Skaborga, Nyborg, Nyro Lilla, Nybygget under Kabblagården, Nybygget under Karstorp, Nybygget under Lilla Risa, Nolberg, Nolgården Hasslum, Nolgården Havstena, Nolgården Horsås, Nolgården Ryd, Nolhult, Noltorp Lilla, Norra Skaborga, Nyborg, Nybro Lilla, Nybygget under Kabblagården, Nybygget under Karstorp, Nybygget under Lilla Risa, Nylund, Nytorp,

Odhelii Intäkt, Ormaskogen,

Penninggården, Per Andersgården, Perslund, Petterstorp, Planterhagen,

Risa, Risa Lilla, Risaberg, Rosendal, Rosenlund, Ryd Hulegården, Ryd Hökagården, Ryd Lillegården, Ryd Mellangården, Ryd Mossegården, Ryd Nolgården, Ryd Skattegården, Ryd Smedsgården, Rydboängen, Rydingstorp, Ränglet, Ränna, Ränna Lilla, Rättaregården, Rödkrog,

Sandbacken, Sandslätt, Segerstorp Hegesgården, Segerstorp Kvarnen, Segerstorp Källegården, Segerstorp Mellangården, Segerstorp Västergården,Sikamarken, Sjulkhem, Sjöbacka Sjöbacken, Sjöbolet, Sjöbolet Lilla, Sjöliden, Sjötorp, Skarborga Norra, Skaborga Södra, Skaborgastugan, Skattegården Ryd, Skattegården Skövde Landsförsamling, Skringran, Skringrebacken, Skrinnaregården, Skinnevadstorpen, Skogen, Skogastugan, Skräddaregården, Skulhem, Skåninges, Sköttorp, Smedsgården, Smedstorp under Koltomten, Snibben, Spänget, Stallsiken, Stenlid, Stenstorp, Stenåsen I Ryds socken, Stenåsen I Skövde Landsförsamling, Stora Fallet, Stora Åsbotorp, Stora Åsen, Storegården, Stämmemossen, Stöpaledet, Stöpängen, Stötatorp, Södra Skaborga, Sörgården Hasslum, Sörgården Horsås, Sörpe,

Tjärbacken under Lassagården, Tjörebacken under Horsås, Tjärebacken under Kabblagården, Tomtegården, Tomten, Torkås, Trontorp, Trädgården, Tunbacken, Tån Hasslum, Tån Havstena, Törnestorp,

Uddagården, Uddatorp, Ulriksdal,

Valhall, Vallgrenstorp, Västergården,

Åsaled, Åsbotorp, Åsbotorp Stora, Åsen, Åsen Lilla, Åsen Stora,

Ängatorp, Ängen, Ännagården, Äspelbrokvarn, Äspebron, Äspelund,

Örled i Skövde Landsförsamling, Örled i Ryds socken, Östgötagården, Östgötatorp,

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