Ramsbury with Axford, Wiltshire Genealogy

England   Wiltshire  Wiltshire Parishes

Parish History
RAMSBURY (Holy Cross), a parish, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Ramsbury, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and N. divisions of Wilts, 5½ miles(N. W. by W.) from Hungerford; containing, the tything of Axford. There are places of worship for Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans.

From: 'Rame - Rapps', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 633-638. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51230 Date accessed: 09 October 2013. RAMSBURY, a village, a parish, and a hundred in Wiltshire. The village stands on the river Kennet, 4 miles N by W of Bedwyn railway station, and 5 W N W of Hungerford. The parish contains also the tythings of Axford, Eastridge, and Whittonditch, and the places called Park-Town, Madridge-Hill, Newtown, Elmdown, and Lamplands; and is in Hungerford district.

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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