Great Barrington Gloucestershire Family History Guide

Great Barrington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire. Part of Great Barrington formed part of Berkshire until October, 1844, when, under the Act of 7 & 8 Vict., c. 61, it became for all purposes part of Gloucestershire.

Parish church: St. Bartholomew, St Mary

Parish registers begin: 1547

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Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

Barrington (Great), a parish in the district of Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucester; on the verge of the county, 3½ miles NW of Burford, and 7 SW of Shipton r. station. It has a post office, of the name of Barrington, under Faringdon. Acres, 2,983. Real property, £3,517. Pop., 496. Houses, 107. The property is divided among a few.

The manor belonged, prior to the Conquest, to Earl Harold; and belongs now to Lord Dynevor. The present mansion on it is an elegant modern edifice, within a park about 3 miles in circuit; and a previous mansion was built in 1734 by Lord Chancellor Talbot, and soon afterwards destroyed by fire. Quarries of excellent freestone are worked; and supplied the material for Blenheim House and for the restoration of Westminster Abbey.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £221. Patron, Lord Dynevor. The church is a handsome building, with pinnacled tower; was erected in the time of Henry VII.; and has monuments of Captain Edward Bray and Lord Chancellor Talbot. Charities, £17.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

The British Gazetteer 1852

Barrington (Great), Gloucester, a parish partly in the hund. of Farringdon, union of Stow-on-the-Wold, Berks, and partly in tho lower division of the hund. of Slaughter, Gloucestershire: 87 miles from London (coach road 76), 4 from Burford, 7 from Northleach. Gt. West. Rail, through Oxford to Ascott station, thence 6 miles: from Derby, through Birmingham and Worcester to Ascott, &c, 114 miles. Money orders issued at Burford: London letters delivd. 10 a.m.: post closes 5 p.m.

The church is a handsome structure of the time of Henry VII., and stands in the county of Gloucester. In 1783, the Countess of Talbot bequeathed £400 to the parish, and there are several minor charities. In the church, among other monuments are one to Captain Bray, whose effigy is in the Elizabethan fashion, and is remarkable from having the sword on the right thigh. Tradition says he so wore it, having in sorrow, for killing a man at Tilbury camp, vowed never again to use his right hand. Another, by Nollekins, to Mary Countess Talbot. The chancellor lies here, but there is no monument to him.

There are quarries of admirable freestone, much of which was used in the reparation of Westminster Abbey, and in the erection of Blenheim House.

The living, a dischd. vicarage in the archd. of Gloucester, and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, is valued at £7. 6s. 8d.: pres. net income, £221: patron, Lord Dynevor: pres. incumbent, Thomas Lewes, 1820: contains 2,580 acres: 112 houses: pop. in 1841, 553: probable pop. in 1849, 635: assd. prop. £1,297: poor rates in 1837, £252. Tithes commuted in 1759.

The manorial hall was built by the Lord Chancellor Talbot, in 1734, on his buying the property from tho Brays, who had held it for nearly two centuries. From him it has descended to Lord Dynevor, the present lord of tho manor. It is situated in a spacious well-timbered park, on rising ground above the river Winrush.

Source: The British Gazetteer, Political, Commercial, Ecclesiastical, and Historical: Showing the Distances of Each Place from London and Derby–gentlemen’s Seats–populations … &c. Illustrated by a Full Set of County Maps, with All the Railways Accurately Laid Down. Benjamin Clarke 1852; Published (for the proprietors) by H. G. Collins.

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Barrington (Great), a parish, partly in the hund. of Farringdon, union of Stow-on-the-Wold, Berks, and partly in the lower division of the hundred of Slaughter, Gloucestershire; 4 miles north west of Burford.

Living, a discharged vicarage in the archd. of Gloucester and dio. of Gloucester and Bristol; valued at £7 6s. 8d.; gross income £222; in 1835, in the patronage of Lord Dynevor. Tithes commuted in 1759. The church stands in the county of Gloucester, and is a handsome building, with a tower terminating in battlements and pinnacles. It is supposed to have been erected in the time of Henry VII. There are here three daily and two Sunday schools.

In 1783, Mary, countess of Talbot, bequeathed £400 to the poor of this parish. There are a few other small charities. Here are quarries of excellent freestone, which was used in the reparation of Westminster abbey and erection of Blenheim house. Pop., in 1801, 348; in 1831, 532. Houses 112. Acres 2,580. A. P. £1,297. Poor rates, in 1837, £252

Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.

Parish Registers

Marriage Licences and Allegations

Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences 1689 to 1837

The following have been extracted from Allegations for Marriage Licences in the county of Hampshire. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

SHARP, Thomas, of Barrington, co. Gloucester, 21, b., & Sarah Williams, of Basingstoke, 21, sp., at B., 6 Feb., 1787. Richard Williams, of Basingstoke,
bondsman.

Source: Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester. 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Bray, Reynald, esq., bachelor, about 18, consent of father. Sir Edmund Bray, of Great Barrington, oo. Gloucester, and Berks, knight, and Jane Rainton, spinster, about 17, daughter of William Rainton, of Shilton, Berks, esq., deceased, consent of her mother, Mrs. Barbara Horde, and grandmother, Mrs. Jane Trinder, alleged by Charles Trinder, of Holwell, co. Oxon, gent. — at Bibury or Barnsley, co. Gloucester. 16 Jan. 1661/2. V.

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Gloucestershire, Great Barrington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Great Barrington, 1841-1891 Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Gloucestershire, Great Barrington – Census – 1841 ( 1 )
1841 census of Great Barrington, County Gloucestershire, England Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Gloucestershire, Great Barrington – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Great Barrington, 1580-1812 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Barrington (Gloucestershire)

Parish registers for Great Barrington, 1547-1970 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Great Barrington (Gloucestershire)

England, Gloucestershire, Great Barrington – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Great Barrington, Gloucs., Eng

Parish register printouts of Great Barrington, Gloucester, England ; marriages, 1754-1882 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Great Barrington, Gloucester, England, christenings, 1547-1864 Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
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Directories

Great Barrington Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1863

Great Barrington is a parish and village on the eastern border of the county, 3½ miles north-west from Burford, 7 west from Shipton station, and 6 east from Northleach, in Upper Slaughter hundred, Stow-on-the-Wold union and county court district, East Gloucestershire, rural deanery of Stow, Gloucester archdeaconry, and diocese of Gloucester and Bristol.

It is situated on the river Windrush, which divides it from Little Barrington. The church of St. Bartholomew is a stone building in the Early English style; it has tower, nave, aisle, chancel, and some monuments to the Rice family. The living is a vicarage, value £220 yearly, in the gift of Lord Dynevor; the Rev. Thomas Lewis, M.A., is the incumbent. There is a good school for boys and girls, supported by Lord Dynevor. The seat of Lord Dynevor is situated here, in a spacious park.

The population in 1861 was 496; the acreage is 2,983; rateable value, £3,302. The soil is loamy. Lord Dynevor is lord of the manor and chief landowner. Part of Great Barrington formed part of Berkshire until October, 1844, when, under the Act of 7 & 8 Vict., c. 61, it became for all purposes part of Gloucestershire.

Parish Clerk, James Field.

Bode Rev. George Coling, M. A. [curate]
Dynevor Lord, Barrington park
Rice Hon. Misses, Barrington park

Commercial.

Cook Thomas, blacksmith

Dunford Edmund, baker & grocer
Dunford Frances (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Dunford Frances (Mrs.), shopkeeper

Garne Thomas, farmer
Griffen Ann (Mrs.), miller & baker

Jackson Thomas, New inn

Messer Thomas, farmer

Organs William, shoemaker

Porter Humphrey, farmer & miller, Barrington farm

Smith William, farmer

Tovey John, farmer, Barrington downs
Townsend Thos. wheelwright & shopkpr

Waine Richard (Mrs.), farmer
Wakefield Thomas, farmer
Woods Robt. steward to Lord Dynevor

Post Office. — Mrs. Frances Dunford, postmistress. Letters through the Burford office arrive at 8 a.m.; dispatched at 5.45 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Burford

Lord Dynevor’s School, Alfred Baylis, master; Mrs. Ann Clarke, mistress.

Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and the City of Bristol, Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1863.