Britford, Wiltshire Family History Guide
Britford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire. East Harnham is a chapelry of Britford.
Alternative names: Brytford, Brutford, Brudefort, Burtford and Burford
Other places in the parish include: the tything of East Harnham, and the hamlet of Longford
Parish church: St. Peter
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1572
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1620
Nonconformists include:
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Adjacent Parishes
- West Harnham
- Alderbury
- Homington
- East Harnham
- Charlton All Saints
- Salisbury St Martin
- Nunton and Bodenham
- Coombe Bissett
- Stratford Tony
- Odstock
- Laverstock
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BRITFORD, or Burford, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict in Alderbury district, Wilts. The village stands adjacent to the Salisbury and Southampton canal, near the Bishopstoke and Salisbury railway, 1½ mile SE of Salisbury; and has a fair on 12 Aug. The parish includes also the tything of East Harnham, and the hamlet of Longford; and its Post Town is Salisbury. Acres, 3,148. Real property, £6,980. Pop., 872. Houses, 157. The property is divided among a few.
The manor belonged anciently to King Harold; and belongs now to the Earl of Radnor. Longford Castle, the seat of the Earl, occupied by Viscount Folkestone, was built about 1591 by Sir Thomas Gorges; is a curiously constructed edifice, of triangular form, with inner court; and possesses a very fine picture gallery.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £281. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church is cruciform; and contains a mausoleum of the Bouveries, and a curious, sculptured altar-tomb, usually, but erroneously, said to be that of the Duke of Buckingham who was beheaded by Richard III. East Harnham vicarage is a separate benefice. The parish contains Alderbury workhouse. The subdistrict comprises five parishes, a tything, a liberty, and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 9,095. Pop., 5,623. Houses, 985.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Marriages at Britford 1573-1812
Marriages Out of Parish
| Details | Place of Marriage |
|---|---|
| John Elms & Patty Butt, of Burtford, co. Wilts 20 Apr. 1755 | Mere |
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Wiltshire Historical Directories
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Administration
- County: Wiltshire
- Civil Registration District: Alderbury
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury
- Diocese: Salisbury
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1847 – None, Post-1846 – Chalke
- Poor Law Union: Alderbury
- Hundred: Cawden and Cadworth
- Province: Canterbury