Luckington Wiltshire Family History Guide

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Luckington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire.

Parish church: SS Mary and Ethelbert

Parish registers begin: 1572

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

Luckington, a village and a parish in Malmsbury district, Wilts. The village stands near the boundary with Gloucestershire, 7 miles WSW of Malmsbury, and 10 NW of Chippenham r. station; and has a post office, under Chippenham. The parish comprises 1,625 acres. Real property, £3,101; of which £10 are in quarries. Pop., 316. Houses, 78. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged to King Harold, and passed to the Seymours. There are barrows and a cromlech. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £382. Patron, the Rev. J. F. Goggin. The church is ancient, with a tower; and was, still recently, in bad condition. Charities, £16.

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

Parish Registers

Luckington Marriages 1573 to 1837

Parish Records

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

England, Wiltshire, Luckington – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Luckington, 1598-1860
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Luckington (Wiltshire)

Marriages at Luckington, 1573-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Luckington (Wiltshire)

Parish register transcripts, 1560-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whiteparish (Wiltshire); Church of England. Parish Church of Luckington (Wiltshire); Church of England. St. John’s Church (Devizes)

Parish registers for Luckington, 1573-1902
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Luckington (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Luckington – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Luckington, Wiltshire 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)

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Administration

  • County: Wiltshire
  • Civil Registration District: Malmesbury
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire
  • Diocese: Gloucester and Bristol
  • Rural Deanery: Malmesbury
  • Poor Law Union: Malmesbury
  • Hundred: Chippenham
  • Province: Canterbury