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A Nun’s Story – Saint Edith Of Wilton

Wednesday 7th December 2016

‘A Nun’s Story – Saint Edith Of Wilton’ was the title of a lecture by Dinton historian Dr Lucile Campey, at the Wednesday 7th December 2016 meeting of the Salisbury & South Wiltshire Association of the National Trust.

Saint Edith of Wilton was a nun of high status, as befitted her birth as the daughter of the Saxon King Edgar, but she never wanted high office. She died, aged only 23, in the year 984 and was buried in what was then Wilton Abbey. She was canonised a saint soon after her death.

Such was her fame that for over 500 years many thousands of pilgrims visited her grave and this only ceased when Henry VIII had Wilton Abbey razed to the ground during the dissolution of the monasteries. 

However, one present-day reminder of Saint Edith is her depiction in a stained glass window at St. Mary’s Church, Dinton.

Wilton, in Saint Edith’s time was a major centre of learning and was far more important than Salisbury. Indeed, Saint Edith’s mother Wulfthryth became the abbess of Wilton Abbey after she returned there with her daughter by King Edgar.

Kelly’s Directory 1880 – Winterbourne Stoke

Kelly’s Directory 1880 – Winterbourne Stoke

Winterbourne Stoke is a township, parish and village, in the Southern division of the county, union of Amesbury, hundred of Branch and Dole, Salisbury county court district, rural deanery of Wylye first portion, Salisbury archdeaconry and diocese, 4 miles from Wishford station on the Great Western railway, 5 miles west from Amesbury, and 9 north from Salisbury. The church of St. Peter is an ancient structure, in the Early English style: it consists of nave, chancel, south transept, and square central tower and 4 bells: there are two fine Norman doorways to the nave: the arch into the south transept is of pure Early English detail: in the chancel is a good piscina and credence, of Early Decorated character. The register dates from 1558. The living is a vicarage, value £280, with residence, in the gift of Lord Ashburton, and held by the Rev. Joseph Henry Maclean. Lord Ashburton is lord of the manor and the chief landowner. The soil is light loam and chalk. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 3,419 acres; rateable value, £2,865; in 1871 the population was 293. The Conegarth (or Coneygore) is three quarters of a mile north. There are many barrows and earthworks, among which is Long Barrow.

Parish Clerk, Robert Eyears.

Post Office – Harry Dyer, receiver. Letters arrive from Salisbury at 9.15 a.m. and from the West of England at 9.15 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Amesbury.

Here is a National school, under Government superintendence; Miss A.M. Legge, mistress.

Rev. Joseph Henry Maclean (Vicar).

Frederick Boyce, farmer, Manor House.

Henry Dyer, blacksmith, grocer and post office.

Frank Grant, carrier and farmer.

Henry John Smith, farmer, Hill Farm.

Thomas Tucker, farmer.

Kelly’s Directory 1875 – Winterbourne Stoke

Kelly’s Directory 1875 – Winterbourne Stoke

Winterbourne Stoke is a township, parish and village, in the Southern division of the county, union of Amesbury, hundred of Branch and Dole, Salisbury county court district, diocese and archdeaconry of Salisbury, and rural deanery of Wylye, 5 miles west from Amesbury, and 9 north from Salisbury. The church of St. Peter is an ancient structure, in the Early English style: it consists of nave, chancel, south transept, and square central tower and 4 bells: there are two fine Norman doorways to the nave: the arch into the south transept is of pure Early English detail: in the chancel is a good piscina and credence, of Early Decorated character. The register dates from 1558. The living is a vicarage, value £220, with residence, in the gift of Lord Ashburton, and held by the Rev. Charles Lawford, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a National school, under Government superintendence. The soil is light loam and chalk. Lord Ashburton is lord of the manor and the chief landowner. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 3,419 acres; rateable value, £2,802; in 1871 the population was 293. The Conegarth (or Coneygore) is three quarters of a mile north. There are many barrows and earthworks, among which is Long Barrow.

Parish Clerk, Jacob Grant.

Post Office – William Furmage, receiver. Letters arrive from Salisbury at 9 a.m. & and from the West of England at 10 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Amesbury.

National School, Miss Kate Dyer, mistress.

Frederick Boyce, Manor House.

Rev. Charles Lawford, M.A., Vicarage.

Frederick Boyce, farmer, Manor House.

Thomas Chivers, Bell.

Harry Dyer, blacksmith, grocer and post office.

William Polden, cattle dealer and farmer.

Henry John Smith, farmer, Hill Farm.

Thomas Tucker, farmer.

Kelly’s Directory 1867 – Winterbourne Stoke

Kelly’s Directory 1867 – Winterbourne Stoke

Winterbourne Stoke is a township, parish and village, in the Southern division of the county, union of Amesbury, hundred of Branch and Dole, Salisbury county court district, diocese and archdeaconry of Salisbury, and rural deanery of Wylye, 5 miles west from Amesbury, and 9 north from Salisbury. The church of St. Peter is an ancient structure, in the Early English style, with square central tower and 4 bells: it consists of nave, chancel, south transept, and contains several features of considerable archaeological interest: there are two fine Norman doorways to the nave: the arch into the south transept is of pure Early English detail: in the chancel is a good piscina and credence, of Early Decorative character. The register dates from 1558. The living is a vicarage, value £220, with residence, in the gift of Lord Ashburton, and held by the Rev. Charles Lawford, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a National school, under Government superintendence.

Lord Ashburton is lord of the manor and the chief landowner. The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats. In 1861 the population was 383; the area is 3,419 acres. The Conegarth (or Coneygore) is three quarters of a mile north. There are many barrows and earthworks, among which is Long Barrow.

Parish Clerk, Jacob Grant.

Post Office – Harry Dyer, receiver. Letters arrive from Salisbury at 9. a.m. & and from the West of England at 10 a.m; dispatched at 5 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Amesbury.

National School, Miss Kate Rebecca Osborne, mistress.

William Brown, Esq., Manor House.

Rev. Charles Lawford, M.A., Vicarage.

William Brown, farmer, Manor House.

Thomas Chivers, Bell.

Harry Dyer, blacksmith.

George Kellow Loader, farmer, Hill Farm.

William Polden, cattle dealer and farmer.

Thomas Tucker, farmer.

Winterbourne Stoke Burials 1815-1819

Burials at Winterbourne Stoke, 1815 – 1819

Arranged alphabetically by surname:

CHRISTIAN ADLAM, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 72 years, 19 March 1819.

ELIZA ADLAM, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 3 years, 19 March 1819.

MARY ADLAM, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 36 years, 19 March 1819.

WILLIAM KILFORD BROWN, aged 1 week, 13 April 1817.

ROBERT COLLIER, aged 62 years, 7 February 1818.

ANN DAVIES, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 25 years, 19 March 1819.

JANE DAVIES, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 10 months, 19 March 1819.

THOMAS DAVIES, aged 3 years, 24 March 1819.

MARY DOWNTON, aged 85 years, 1 February 1817.

HENRY DYER, aged 23 years, 9 May 1819.

ANN EYRES, aged 2 days, 7 February 1818.

ANNE EYRES, aged 3 months, 27 October 1819.

CHARLES HIBBERD, aged 64 years, 16 October 1817.

PRISCILLA HOLMES, aged 83 years, 22 February 1818.

RICHARD HOLMS, aged 80 years, 8 May 1816.

GRACE KELLOW, of Berwick St. James, aged 80 years, 26 December 1819.

WILLIAM LIGHT, aged 70 years, 6 April 1817.

ELIZABETH LODGE, aged 70 years, 28 March 1817.

JOHN PEARCE, aged 78 years, 7 April 1818.

MARY PENNY, aged 74 years, 13 August 1815.

MARY READ, aged 55 years, 6 November 1819.

JANE TARGET, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 61 years, 19 March 1819.

BETTY TUBB, aged 78 years, 16 April 1818.

SUSANNA WALLACE, aged 75 years, 16 August 1819.

JANE WEBB, of Stony Stratford, aged 67 years, 10 December 1816.

JOHN WEBB, aged 70 years, 21 April 1815.

HANNAH WHEELER, aged 5 weeks, 25 January 1818.

CHARLES WILKENS, aged 7 months, 11 February 1816.

ELIZABETH WILKINS, burnt to death 2 a.m., 18 March, in bed, aged 16 years, 19 March 1819.

HANNAH WITT, aged 35 years, 28 July 1818.

Stapleford Baptisms 1662 – 1664

Baptisms at Stapleford, 1662 – 1664

Arranged alphabetically by surname:

JOHN BAKER, son of John Baker and Elizabeth Baker,
10 October 1664.

MELIAR BAKER, daughter of Elias Baker and Margaret Baker,
9 January 1662 (1663).

ROBERT BAKER, son of Nicholas Baker and Margery Baker,
3 July 1663.

GEORGE BEAUMAN, son of George Beauman and Jane Beauman,
15 January 1664 (1665).

NICHOLAS BEAUMAN, son of George Beauman and Jane Beauman,
7 June 1663.

ELIZABETH BIGGS, daughter of John Biggs and Mary Biggs,
26 April 1663.

MARY EDRAGE, daughter of Henery Edrage and Joan Edrage,
27 December 1663.

ANNE FOURT, daughter of Nathaniel Fourt and Dorothy Fourt,
10 March 1664 (1665).

DOROTHY FOURT, daughter of Nathaniel Fourt and Dorothy Fourt,
3 March 1662 (1663).

ANNE LARRANCE, daughter of William Larrance and Jane Larrance,
24 November 1664.

MATHEW LARRANCE, son of John Larrance and Joan Larrance,
16 October 1662.

THOMAS MATON, son of William Maton and Katherin Maton,
8 August 1664.

JOHN NORTHOVER, son of George Northover and Elner Northover,
7 June 1663.

MARTHA PAVEY, daughter of Samuel Pavey and Alice Pavey,
29 October 1663.

MARY PAVEY, daughter of Samuel Pavey and Alice Pavey,
29 October 1663.

JOAN PEARCY, daughter of John Pearcy and Anne Pearcy,
3 July 1664.

FRANCES SAUNDERS, daughter of George Saunders and Joan Saunders,
14 February 1663 (1664).

ELIZABETH SCARLET, daughter of John Scarlet and Margaret Scarlet,
27 January 1662 (1663).

JOHN SCARLET, son of John Scarlet and Margaret Scarlet,
27 January 1662 (1663).

MARTHA SCARLETT, daughter of John Scarlett and Margaret Scarlett,
28 December 1663.

WILLIAM STREET, son of Nicholas Street and Alce Street,
13 September 1663.

WILLIAM WHITE, son of William White and Joan White,
7 September 1663.

Stapleford Baptisms 1637 – 1640

Baptisms at Stapleford, 1637 – 1640

Arranged alphabetically by surname:

ROBERT ATKINS, son of William Atkins and Elizabeth Atkins,
1 November 1638.

JOHN BAKER, son of James Baker and Elizabeth Baker,
11 March 1637 (1638).

MARTIN BAKER, son of John Baker and Agnes Baker,
29 July 1638.

ANTHONY BIGGES, son of William Bigges and Alice Bigges,
20 February 1639 (1640).

WILLIAM BIGGS, son of William Biggs and Alse Biggs,
18 December 1637.

AMBROSE BROTHERS, son of Ambrose Brothers
and Jane Brothers,
8 September 1639.

EDWARD BURGES, son of John Burges and Ursula Burges,
4 March 1637 (1638).

JOHN BURGES, son of William Burges junior and Anne Burges,
21 October 1637.

LUCY BURGES, daughter of John Burges and Ursula Burges,
26 November 1639.

GYLES COLLIER, son of Edward Collier and Jane Collier,
10 February 1638 (1639).

MARY COLLINS, daughter of Thomas Collins and Jane Collins,
26 January 1639 (1640).

THOMAS COLLYNS, son of Thomas Collyns and Jane Collyns,
27 November 1637.

WILLIAM HARRIS, son of William Harris junior
and Blandina Harris,
29 April 1638.

MARY HELLIS, daughter of William Hellis and Alice Hellis,
1 September 1639.

ALICE LUKE, daughter of Thomas Luke and Agnes Luke,
26 May 1640.

HENRY LUKE, son of Henry Luke and Lucy Luke,
1 March 1638 (1639).

SUSANNA LUKE, daughter of Andro Luke and Agnes Luke,
15 April 1640.

WILLIAM MILWARD, son of Michael Milward and Lucy Milward,
1 September 1639.

JOHN NORTHOVER, son of Mills Northover and Agnes Northover,
1 November 1638.

LUCY RICHARDS, daughter of John Richards
and Elizabeth Richards, 18 March 1639 (1640).

ALICE SALTE, daughter of John Salte junior and Alice Salte,
22 March 1639 (1640).

CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS, son of Christopher Saunders
and Joan Saunders, 16 March 1638 (1639).

ELIZABETH TURNER, daughter of Henry Turner
and Eadeth Turner, 19 April 1638.

ELIZABETH WHITE, daughter of Peter White and Susanna White,
18 April 1638.

MATHEW WHITE, son of Peter White and Susanna White,
27 September 1640.