Bradford-on-Avon Christ Church, Wiltshire Genealogy

England   Wiltshire  Wiltshire Parishes

Parish History
BRADLEY, NORTH (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of Westbury and Whorwelsdown, hundred of Whorwelsdown, Whorwelsdown and N. divisions of Wilts, 2 miles (S.) from Trowbridge; at the extremity of the parish, is an additional church, called Christ Church. There is one place of worship for Wesleyans, and two for Particular Baptists.

Bradford on Avon, a parish and market town. It is in North Wiltshire, 9 miles SE. of Bath and 98 miles W. of London by rail. "Bradford on Avon Christ Church" was one of the names of this administrative unit which we associate with Bradford on Avon. Bradford comprises eight parishes or places, seven of them in Wiltshire and one in Somerset..

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Wiltshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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