Court of the Bishop of Bristol in the Deanery of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)

England Somerset  Somerset Probate Records

Jurisdiction
Before the formation of the Diocese of Gloucester in 1541, this court was under the Diocese of Worcester and had jurisdiction over the Somerset parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary Redcliffe, Temple or Holy Cross, and Abbots Leigh. After 1541, it had jurisdiction solely over the parish of Abbots Leigh.

Archive Locations
Bristol Record Office 'B' Bond Warehouse Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN Tel: 0117-922 4224 [mailto:bro@bristol.gov.uk bro@bristol.gov.uk] www.bristol.gov.uk/recordoffice

Archive Records
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Family History Library Records
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