John Halliday and Rev. John Jeremiah Daniell both mention the Green Dragon [an inn in the Market Place, Warminster] in their historical notes for Warminster and they both state that the Green Dragon existed in 1700.
Category: Community (Warminster)
Topics about organisations and activities in Warminster.
The Names Of Some Children Baptised At The Minster, Warminster, During The 17th Century
The names of some children baptised at The Minster, Warminster, during the 17th Century:
Jurdayne Curtis.
Gartery Guy.
Habacuk Holton.
Melior Lucas.
Rovert Sexi.
Dryely Smith.
Removal Orders From Warminster, 1698
Removal Orders from Warminster, 1698:
Name: HESTER BEARD.
Settlement: Maiden Bradley.
Date: 1698.
Removal Orders From Warminster, 1696
Removal Orders from Warminster, 1696:
Name: CHRISTOPHER FORWARD.
Settlement: Mere.
Date: 1696.
Name: JOHN GIBBONS.
Settlement: Mells, Somerset.
Date: 1696.
Gauntlet Pipes
John Aubrey, in his Natural History Of Wiltshire, written between 1656 and 1691, noted:
“Amesbury is famous for the best tobacco pipes in England; made by … Gauntlet, who markes the heele of them with a gauntlet, whence they are called gauntlet pipes. The clay of which they are made is brought from Chiltern [Chitterne] in this county.”
Good Butter At Pertwood
John Aubrey, in his Natural History Of Wiltshire, written between 1656 and 1691, noted:
“At Pertwood and about Lidyard as good butter is made as any in England, but the cheese is not so good.”
Removal Orders From Warminster, 1690
Removal orders From Warminster, 1690:
Name: THOMAS EMM.
Settlement: Sutton Veny.
Date: 1690.
Snow And Frost In Southern England – Salisbury Cathedral Flooded, 1635
Monday 5th February 1635
Southern England had heavy snow, accompanied by frost, in January 1635. The resultant thaw caused a great flood. Severe flooding occurred in Salisbury on 5th February 1635. Salisbury Cathedral, it is said, was one feet deep in water.
Robert Olden – Earliest Known Surgeon In Warminster
Victoria County History Of Wiltshire, Volume 8, page 114:
The earliest known surgeon [in Warminster] was Robert Olden who flourished in 1620.
Some Surnames Recorded At The Minster, Warminster, During The 16th Century
Some surnames recorded at The Minster, Warminster, during the 16th Century:
Awfelly.
Foundlin.
Glue.
Ironmonger.
Magget.
Pestell.
Pickfat.
Pashion.
Pilchard.
Queale.
Sillets.
Spunly.
Stovie.
Trincall.
Wasen.
Waywise.