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"EAST KNOYLE, a parish in the hundred of Downton, county Wilts, 2 miles S. of Hindon, its post town, 5 N. of Shaftesbury, and 18 S.W. of Salisbury. The parish is wholly agricultural. From the pureness and mildness of its atmosphere, it is esteemed one of the most healthy villages in the S. of England. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £910. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £851, in the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient cruciform structure, with a square embattled tower containing six bells. The nave has been rebuilt. The register dates from 1538. Sir Christopher Wren's father was rector of this parish. The Congregationalists and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. There is a National school for both sexes. The Bishop of Winchester is lord of the manor."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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The Nature of Knoyle: East Knoyle, the people and the place by Anthony Claydon, Hobnob Press (of East Knoyle), 2002, 208 pages hardback, ISBN 0-946418-13-6.
| St Mary, East Knoyle |
Common to all parishes is a Church Records and Indexes for Wiltshire, including a complete Marriage Index for the county.
Indexes and registers of the parish church of East Knoyle, St Mary:
- WSRO registers: Chr 1538-1874, Mar 1538-1990, Bur 1538-1907
- IGI Mar 1538-1837 Batch M152241
- VRI Chr 1538-1874
- WFHS transcript Chr & Bur 1538-1837
- Phillimore Marriages 1538-1812 (vol 3)
- Wiltshire Index Service Burials 1538-1837
- National Burial Index 1538-1837
Indexes and registers of the church of East Knoyle and Semley, Baptist:
- IGI Bir 1821-1837 Batch C093151 (RG4 4486)
- A transcription of the section for East Knoyle from the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for East Knoyle from A Vision of Britain through time.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from East Knoyle to another place.
- The entry for East Knoyle from British History Online.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST879317 (Lat/Lon: 51.084267, -2.174048), East Knoyle which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.