Castle Eaton, Wiltshire Family History Guide
Castle Eaton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire.
Other places in the parish include: Lushill.
Parish church: St. Mary
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1549
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1605
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CASTLE-EATON, a small village and a parish in Highworth district, Wilts. The village stands on the river Thames, adjacent to the Thames and Severn canal, 3½ miles ENE of Cricklade, and 6¼ NE of Purton r. station.
The parish includes also the tything of Lushill; and its Post town is Kempsford under Swindon. Acres, 1,956. Real property, with Lushill and Marston-Maisey, £6,171. Pop., 286. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. Lushill House is the seat of the Archers. A place called the Butts seems to have been notable, in old times, for the practice of archery. The parish is famous for cheese. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £633. Patron, the Rev. E. Bowlby. The church dates from about 1400; has a singular cupola; and is very good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Registers
Castle Eaton Marriages 1549-1812
Parish Records
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Administration
- County: Wiltshire
- Civil Registration District: Highworth
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire
- Diocese: Gloucester and Bristol
- Rural Deanery: Cricklade
- Poor Law Union: Highworth and Swindon
- Hundred: Highworth, Cricklade and Staple
- Province: Canterbury