Information, illustrations and images – including gleanings, parish records, and references to people – for some of the villages and town and places, particularly in the rural areas around Warminster, Wiltshire.
An inscription on a plaque on the exterior north-east corner of St. Leonard’s Church, Sutton Veny, recorded by Danny Howell in the early 1990s:
William Lawes (late Schoolmaster of this Parish)
Obt. 30th Janry 1794 aet. 63.
Ann wife of the above
Obt. 24th April 1795 aet. 68.
Burials at Chicklade, 1790-1794,
arranged alphabetically by surname:
ELIZABETH BISHOP, daughter of John Bishop of Warminster, 25 May 1791.
WILLIAM BLAKE, for many years the respectable landlord
of the Bull Inn, 29 June 1791.
JAMES EDMUNDS, 8 September 1793.
MARY EDMUNDS, widow, 4 October 1793.
HANNAH HAYWARD, 17 November 1790.
JAMES HAYWARD, son of William Hayward and Margaret Hayward, 28 June 1794.
JOHN HAYWARD, infant son of John Hayward and Hester Hayward, 21 August 1793.
LUCY HAYWARD, baseborn daughter
of Jane Hayward, 17 August 1792.
WALTER HAYWARD, 1 July 1792.
ELIAS LUCAS, son of Joseph Lucas
and Ann Lucas, 11 March 1792.
ANN MOODY, daughter of Charles Moody and Ann Moody,
18 February 1793.
ANNA MOODY, daughter of Charles Moody and Ann Moody,
5 May 1791.
MARY STEVENS, daughter of Richard Stevens and Sarah Stevens, 24 January 1790.
Wylye Burials, 1790 – 1794, arranged alphabetically by surname:
Edward Edwards. Buried 18 February 1791.
Jasper Head. Buried 25 June 1790.
Richard Perry. Buried 5 December 1791.
Melior Saywell (aged 78). Buried 7 March 1792.
Burials at Upton Scudamore, 1790 – 1794
Arranged alphabetically by surname:
DEBORAH BARNES, 11 March 1794.
GEORGE BARNES, son of Edward Barnes and Mary Barnes, 6 February 1791.
JOSEPH BARNES, 8 June 1790.
MARTHA BARNES, daughter of Edward and Mary, 4 May 1791.
MARY BARNES, 10 June 1793.
MILCAH BARNES, 25 August 1793.
JOHN BRUNKER, son of John Brunker and Hannah Brunker, 23 December 1791.
JANE CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas Carpenter and Elizabeth Carpenter, 11 March 1791.
JANE CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, 16 April 1794.
ANN CHIVERS, 27 March 1792.
HANNAH COCKLE, 13 December 1793.
JOHN COOK, killed by a waggon, 24 October 1790.
ANNA MARIA COOMBS, base born child of Sarah Coombs, 3 March 1792.
JOHN DANIEL, 2 November 1791.
HYLMAN HAYFORD, 22 March 1793.
ELIZABETH HILL, 30 January 1790.
ANN HOOPER, daughter of Robert and Joyce, 22 June 1794.
SARAH JOOPE, wife of James Joope, 31 January 1790.
ANNA MARIA LAWRENCE, daughter of William Lawrence, 19 March 1792.
ANNE LAWRENCE, wife of William Lawrence, 27 November 1791.
MARY LAWRENCE, daughter of William and Anne, 18 December 1790.
MARY MARTIN, 28 November 1793.
RICHARD MARTIN, 21 February 1794.
ANN PEARCE, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth, 30 January 1793.
CHRISTOPHER PEARCE, 13 June 1791.
REBEKAH SNELGROVE, daughter of John and Ann, 8 July 1794.
WILLIAM TOWNSEND, 8 April 1793.
FRANCES TOWNSHEND, daughter of John and Elizabeth, 23 April 1794.
JOHN TURNER, aged 76 years, 5 February 1792.
JOHN TURNER, 30 December 1794.
ELIZABETH WATTS, 7 December 1794.
HANNAH WATTS, daughter of John and Rachael, 12 May 1793.
Burials at Winterbourne Stoke, 1790 – 1794
Arranged alphabetically by surname:
ROBERT ADLEM, buried by the parish, 9 July 1793.
FRANCES DOWLING, 29 May 1791.
CATHARINE HICKMAN, buried by the parish, 10 November 1790.
JOHN HICKMAN, buried by the parish, 13 November 1791.
WILLIAM HICKMAN, buried by the parish, 17 November 1791.
WILLIAM HOW, 11 April 1790.
CHARLES KELLOW, buried by the parish, 26 February 1794.
HANNA KELLOW, wife of Charles Kellow, buried by the parish, 4 August 1793.
JOHN LODGE, 17 September 1790.
ELIZABETH MILLERD, buried by the parish, 16 March 1794.
MARY MUNDAY, 7 April 1793.
FRANCES PETTY, daughter of Thomas Petty and Jane Petty, 2 October 1793.
JANE RICHARDS, wife of Thomas Richards, 8 August 1792.
JAMES STANMORE, buried by the parish, 6 September 1790.
JOHN STANMORE, 19 May 1794.
ROBERT SWIFT, buried by the parish, 21 November 1791.
SARAH SWIFT, 20 October 1791.
ANN TOOMER, buried by the parish, 8 February 1794.
ANN TUFFEN, buried by the parish, 5 February 1794.
JAMES TUFON, buried by the parish, 16 January 1794.
JAMES WALLIS, buried by the parish, 19 December 1793.
Burials at Codford St. Peter, 1790 – 1794
Arranged alphabetically by surname:
RACHEL BEAVIS, nee Rabbets, aged 66 years, wife of William Beavis, decline,
2 October 1794.
EDWARD COOPER, aged 65 years, natural death,
17 January 1790.
JOHN CROUCH, aged 15 years, son of John Crouch and Elizabeth Crouch, decline,
13 September 1794.
BRIDGET DEWEY, nee Bennet, aged 48 years, wife of Robert Dewey, died of fever,
7 September 1792.
ELIZABETH DUNNING, nee Self, aged 67 years, wife of Richard Dunning,
8 June 1791.
THOMAS EMM, aged 29 years, son of Joseph Emm and Elizabeth Emm, decline,
20 November 1793.
JANE EVERLY, aged 31 weeks, base born daughter of Jane Everly, natural death,
16 June 1790.
RICHARD FLEMING, aged 67 years, son of Nicholas Fleming and Elizbeth Fleming, natural death,
8 May 1792.
ELIZABETH FRY, aged 43 years, wife of William Fry,
23 February 1794.
JOHN FRY, aged 71 years, son of John Fry and Mary Fry, natural decay,
15 June 1794.
ROBERT FRY, aged 63 years, son of John Fry and Mary Fry,
3 May 1791.
RACHEL HARRIS, aged 16 years, daughter of John Harris and Hannah Harris, fever,
10 August 1793.
ANN HARWOOD, aged 77 years, wife of William Harwood,
12 July 1793.
ANN HIBBERD, nee Alexander, aged 30 years, wife of John Hibberd,
19 May 1792.
SUSANNA HILL, nee Cottrell, aged 40 years, wife of John Hill,
8 January 1793.
GEORGE INGRAM, aged 3 hours, son of Thomas Ingram and Rebecca Ingram,
15 February 1794.
JOHN INGRAM, aged 57 years, son of Philip Ingram and Mary Ingram,
11 May 1794.
JOHN TURNER INGRAM, aged 56 years, son of Henry Ingram and Jane Ingram,
23 June 1793.
WILLIAM INGRAM, aged 3 years, son of Thomas Ingram and Rebecca Ingram,
1 December 1793.
ALEXANDER KNIGHT, aged 71 years, son of Edmund Knight and Alice Knight, natural death,
2 June 1791.
WILLIAM KNIGHT, aged 68 years, son of Edward Knight and Alice Knight,
25 August 1790.
ANN LAANGHORNE, formerly Polden, aged 36 years, wife of Reverend John Laanghorne, natural death,
6 May 1790.
ANN LAMB, formerly Pritty, aged 77, wife of Richard Lamb,
2 April 1791.
SARAH MOULD, nee Norris, aged 59 years, fever,
1 August 1793.
LUCY OLIVER, aged 2 years, daughter of John Oliver and Ann Oliver,
11 December 1793.
JOHN RABBETS, aged 63 years, son of John Rabbets and Jane Rabbets,
12 July 1794.
ELIZABETH RANSOM, aged 4 years, base born daughter of Mary Ransom,
19 September 1790.
MARY SCAMMEL, aged 22 years, wife of John Scammel, died in childbed,
11 November 1794.
ELIZABETH SMITH, aged 8 weeks, daughter of Richard Smith and Sarah Smith, natural death,
30 May 1790.
JOHN SNELGROVE, aged 80 years, son of John Snelgrove and Mary Snelgrove,
23 November 1790.
JAMES STURGES, aged 57, consumption,
30 March 1793.
WILLIAM SWAIN aged 9 weeks, son of John Swain and Ann Swain, natural death,
17 June 1791.
MARY TAPPE, aged 44 years, daughter of Richard Lamb and Ann Lamb, wife of Edmund Tappe,
23 February 1794.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR, aged 73 years, daughter of John Taylor and Mary Taylor, died of dropsy,
8 December 1791.
JAMES TAYLOR, son of John Taylor and Ann Taylor, gradual decline,
20 August 1794.
RICHARD TAYLOR, aged 85, natural decay,
10 January 1792.
ANN THING, aged 33 years, daughter of Wrench Thring and Ann Thring,
12 April 1791.
CHRISTIAN TOOMER, aged 25, daughter of John Toomer and Elizabeth Toomer, died of consumption,
21 July 1791.
MARY WHEELER, formerly Sharp, aged 65 years, wife of Thomas Wheeler, natural death,
4 July 1790.
A soldier’s child, aged 4 days,
5 October 1794.
1790 – 1794
Arranged alphabetically by surname:
ELIZABETH COWARD, wife of Luke Coward, buried by the Parish, 12 February 1793.
MARY ELLIOT, buried by the Parish, 11 November 1792.
JEAN EVERLY, 22 September 1790.
ANN GARDNER, buried by the Parish, 20 December 1794.
WILLIAM MORSE, 25 March 1793.
ANN PARKER, wife of John Parker, buried by the Parish, 28 May 1792.
ANN PARKER, daughter of John Parker, buried by the Parish, 8 June 1792.
ROBERT SMITH, 1 July 1793.
A Census Of The Inhabitants of Brixton Deverill, recorded on 23 December 1791:
Arranged alphabetically by surname:
WILLIAM ANDREW, wife and three children, tenant to Mrs. Pocock.
ELIZABETH BRIMMAR, widow and four children.
GEORGE BROWN, Little Whitecliffe, tenant and shepherd to John Compton, not a parishioner, mother-in-law, Mary Wheeler, and wife and six children.
JOHN BURROUGH, tenant to Mrs. Pocock (sister), wife and seven children.
EDWARD BUTCHER, wife and child and HUTTS five children [changed to three], tenant to Mrs. Pocock.
ISAAC COLLINS, wife and five children, thatcher.
RICHARD COLLINS [crossed out], Jane, widow, copyholder, and ANN BURFORD [added to entry].
WALTER COLLINS and mother, tenant to Is Frowd.
WILLIAM COLLINS and wife and two children (added to census], tenant to Robert Humphry [crossed out].
WILLIAM DAVIS, wife and child, tenant to Richard Frowd.
JOHN GARRET, blacksmith, wife and two children, tenant to Mrs. Pocock [crossed out].
BENJAMIN HOOPER and wife, shopkeeper, son Henry Hooper, widower and one child, copyholder.
JOSEPH HOWEL, and wife [crossed out].
PEACE HOWEL and wife, tenant to Robert Humphry.
DANIEL HURD and wife, tenant to Is Frowd.
JOHN KERLEY and wife and son Joseph Kerley, George’s Cottage, tenant to Mrs. Pocock.
ROBERT MABBIT, Woodcomb, wife and two children, and JANE MABBIT his mother not a parishioner.
DAVID MEAD and daughter [changed to wife], tenant to Robert Humphry.
JOSEPH NORRIS, Little Whitecliffe, tenant and labourer to John Compton, not a parishioner, wife and three children.
JOHN PRANGLEN, carpenter [crossed out], widower with two children and a sister Elizabeth.
ELIZABETH RUDDOCK, widow and three children, and JOSEPH DREDGE and wife and four [changed to one] children, tenant to Mrs. Pocock.
JOHN RUDDOCK and wife, tenant to Mrs. Pocock.
WILLIAM SELWOOD, George’s House, shepherd to Mrs. Pocock, not a parishioner, and wife, tenant to Mrs. Pocock.
JOHN TUCKER and wife and WILLIAM WHITCHEN, copyholder [entry crossed out].
WILLIAM TUCKER, carpenter, wife and three children.
WILLIAM WHITE and wife, tenant to Thomas Pranglen.
To the above entries are added in a different hand, so maybe at a later date, the following entries, again listed here alphabetically by surname:
RICHARD ANDREWS, wife and two children.
MARY BADDER, servant to Is Frowd.
CHARLOTTE BALDWYN.
JOHN COMPTON and seven children.
JOHN DAVIS, thresher.
MARY FROWD, aged 82.
ELIZABETH FUSSEL.
MISS HANNAH HIGHET.
JOHN HOLTON at Jane Collins’s.
ANN HULL (with Mrs. Pocock).
ROBERT HUMPGHRYS and wife and six children.
HANNAH HURD and two female servants [changed to one].
JOHN JEARY and son at Mrs. Pococks, in the Pump House.
MRS. POCOCK, three children [crossed out], Joseph, Susanna, Mary. Servants Grace Ruddock, Ann Hull.
NOAH PRANGLEN at Mrs. Pococks.
RAWLINS, two at Pertwood.
GEORGE ROOKE, five children.
GRACE RUDDOCK (with Mrs. Pocock).
THOMAS RUDDOCK and wife, tenant to Is Frowd.
MARY SPENCER.
WILTSHIRE
Horningsham
30 July 1790
Lease.
Cottage at West Common formerly in the occupation of Richard ROE, Samuel GUY, Jeremiah GUY, Silas BROWN and Edmund GARRETT.
1st Marquess to Priscilla GEORGE of Horningsham, widow. (i) 3 September 1757, Surrender by Edward BROWN of his tenement at
SKINNERs Gate, together with meadow called “BROWNs Tenement’ formerly in the occupation of Mary GERRETT, and land near Bradley Gate called “Cowleazes’, formerly in the occupation of Robert YOUNG and Mary GERRETT.
Written on the cover: ‘Entered survey folio 119’, “This lease of 1790 expired by the death of Mary CALLOWAY (formerly TROLLOP) 5 March 1845′.
Berwick St. James Enclosure Award
NOW know ye all that we the said Commissioners Richard Richardson Richard Bloxhan and Thomas Tricker the Commissioners as aforesaid have set out and appointed and by these presents have awarded so set out and appointed the several public and private roads and ways in through and over or by the sides of the new enclosures or allotments to be made by virtue of the said Act in such directions and of such breadths as are here in after mentioned and particularly directed (that is to say) . . . .
[Turnpike Road from Hinton to Deptford]
1. ONE public road of the breadth of 40 feet beginning at the southwest corner of an allotment to the Right Hon. John Lord Hinton Chedworth on the downs and extending from thence in a north-east direction in its usual course to its usual entrance into the parish of Winterbourne Stoke the same being part of the turnpike road leading from Hindon to Deptford.
2. ONE other public road beginning at the north end of the street of the village of Berwick St. James and extending from thence westward of its usual breadth to the northwest corner of the farm croft and from thence of the breadth of 40 feet in or near its usual course the late common field of Berwick St. James until it enters the said down then continuing westward along the north boundary of the down to the southwest corner of an allot ment hereinafter described and awarded to Richard Dawkins and from thence in a straight line westward until it enters the turn pike road leading from Hindon to Deptford towards Amesbury and after passing along the said turnpike road southwestwards about the distance of 700 yards then continuing in a westward direction over allotments to the Rt. Hon. James Malmesbury to its usual entrance into the parish of Wiley at a place called Common Plot the same being part of the public road leading from Berwick St. James towards Warminster.
[Langford Road No.3]
ONE other public road of the breadth of 30 feet beginning at the west end of Pound Lane in the village of Berwick St. James and extending from thence southwestward in or near its usual course or direction over allotments hereinafter described and awarded to the said Rt. Hon. James Lord Malmesbury and the said John Lord Chedworth respectively to its usual entrance into the parish of Stapleford the same being part of the public road leading from Berwick St. James towards Langford in the said County of Wilts.
[Stoke Road No.4]
ONE other public road beginning at the north end of the street of the said village of Berwick St. James and extending from thence northwestward in its usual course and of its usual breadth between the north crofts and after passing the north crofts then of the breadth of 30 feet by the side of the allot ment hereinafter described awarded to Henry Penruddock Wyndham Esq. the said James Lord Malmesbury John Gilbert William Langley and John Saph and to Mary Parker as lessee under Henry Samuel Biggs to its usual entrance into the parish of Winterbourne Stoke the same being part of the public road leading from Berwick St. James to Winterbourne Stoke aforesaid.
[Road from Wiley to Maddington No.5]
ONE other public road of the breadth of 40 feet beginning on the south side of the said downs about 30 perches west of the old earthworks called Yarnborough Castle adjoining the parish of Langford and extending from thence in a northward direction over allotments on the said downs hereinafter described and awarded to the said James Lord Malmesbury and Richard Coombes respectively to its usual entrance into the parish of Maddington the same being part of the road leading from Langford and Wiley to Maddington.
[Public Road from Wiley to Tilshead No.6]
ONE other road of the breadth of 30 feet beginning at the bottom adjoining Bathhampton Burnbake field and extending from thence northwards over the allotment on the down here inafter described and awarded to the said James Lord Malmes bury for his estate late John Mathans(?) to its usual entrance into the parish of Maddington the same being part of the road leading from Wiley to Tilshead.
[Public foot road to Stoke No.7]
ONE public foot road of the breadth of 4 feet branching out of the east side to Stoke road near the northwest corner of the Glebe Croft and extending from thence in or near its usual course or direction over an allotment to the said James Lord Malmesbury near the east end of an allotment to James Saph and Mary Parker respectively to its usual entrance into the parish of Winterbourne Stoke the same being part of the public foot road leading from Berwick St. James to Winterbourne Stoke aforesaid.
[Bridle road and foot road to Stapleford No.8]
ONE private carriage road and public bridle and footway be ginning at the west end of Pound Lane and extending from thence southwards in its usual course and of its usual breadth by the west side of several old enclosures and homesteads in Berwick St. James and by the east side of several allotments in the crofts and after passing the said crofts then of the breadth of 20 feet over an allotment to the said John Lord Chedworth to its usual entrance into the parish of Stapleford, which road and way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the owners and occupiers of land of the said parish of Berwick St. James.
[Hay road from Stapleford Meads to Maddington Farm No.9]
One other private carriage road of the breadth of 20 feet bginning at the northeast corner of Stapleford town and extending from thence northward in or near its usual course or direction over the allotments hereinafter described and awarded to the said John Lord Chedworth James Lord Malmesbury Henry Penruddock Wyndham and George Baker respectively to its usual entrance into the parish of Winterbourne Stoke the same being part of the private road leading from Stapleford Meadows to Maddington farm.
[Private road to Richard Coombe’s allotment]
ONE private carriage road and driftway of the breadth of 30 feet branching out of the Warminster road at the southeast corner of an allotment hereinafter described and awarded to Richard Dawkins and extending from thence northward over the said allotment to another allotment to the said Richard Dawkins until it enters an allotment hereinafter described and awarded to Richard Coombes which said road or way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the respective owners and occupiers of the allotments Richard Dawkins over which the same passes and of the said allotment to the said Richard Coombs to which the same leads.
[Northfield Drove No.11]
ONE other private road or way of the breadth of 30 feet branching out of the Stoke road at or near the northeast corner of an allotment hereinafter described and awarded to John Gilbert and extending from thence westward by the north end of the said allot ment and allotments to Ann Blowden and Mary Parker respectively and into through and over the allotments hereinafter described and awarded to Thomas Wiles George Baker Samuel Rolfe and the said James Lord Malmesbury respectively into the Warminster Road at the entrance thereof into downs which road or way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the owners and occupiers for the time being of the allotments adjoining thereto respectively.
[Private road to Thomas Wiles allotment called Carpenters No.12]
ONE other private road or way of the breadth of 30 feet branching out of the Warminster Road at or near the southeast corner of an allotment hereinafter described and awarded to the said Thomas Wiles for his estate called Weston and extending from thence northwards through and over the east side of the said allotment until it enters into an allotment hereinafter described and awarded to the said Thomas Wiles for his estate called Carpenters which said road or way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the owners and occupiers of the allotments over which the same passes and of the allotments of the said estate called Carpenters.
[Private road to Lord Chedworth’s allotment No.13]
ONE other private road of the breadth of 20 feet branching out of the public road leading from Berwick St. James towards Winterbourne Stoke at or near the southwest corner of an allot ment to the said Henry Penruddock Wyndham and extending from thence eastwards by the south side of the said allotment until it enters an allotment hereinafter described and awarded to the said John Lord Chedworth which said road or way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the owners and occupiers for the time being of the allotments adjoining thereto and to which it leads.
[Private road at North End of Church Marsh No.14]
ONE other private road or way of the breadth of 20 feet branching out of the public road leading from Berwick St. James towards Asserton farm at or near the river or mill stream there and extending from thence southward into through and over an allotment to Ann Blowden to the northwest corner of an allotment to James Carter as lessee under the said John Lord Chedworth and from thence extending in the same direction over the said allotment to Ann Blowden by the west side of the said allotment to James Carter until it enters an allotment to Richard Coombes which said road or way shall be and forever re main a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the respective owners and occupiers of the said allotment to Ann Blowden which the same passes and of the allotment to the said James Carter and Richard Coombes to which the same leads.
[Private road at the south end of Church Marsh No.15]
One other private road or way of the breadth of 20 feet branching out of the public road leading from Berwick St. James towards Salisbury at or near the southeast corner of an allotment here inafter described and awarded to Thomas Wiles and extending from thence northeastwards along the water course by the southeast side of the said allotment and by the northwest end of an allot ment hereinafter described and awarded to Jane Powell and into through and over an allotment to the said James Lord Malmesbury until it enters an allotment to the said George Baker which said road or way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the use of the respective owners and occupiers of the several allotments adjoining thereto and to which the same leads.
[Road to Richard Coombe Down No.16]
AND one other private road or way of the breadth of 30 feet branching out of the Warminster Road at a place where it enters an allotment to the said James Lord Malmesbury for his estate late John Mathams(?) and extending from thence in a north direction into the southwest corner of the allotment on Down Lane hereinafter described and awarded to Richard Coombes which road or way shall be and forever remain a private carriage road and driftway for the owners and occupiers for the time being of the said allotments over which the same passes and to which it leads.
According to British History Online “The open fields and much of the downland, a total of c. 1,300 a., were inclosed in 1790 under an Act of 1789.”
