Long Wittenham, Berkshire Family History Guide

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Long Wittenham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Berkshire.

Alternative names: Earls Wittenham, Long Wittenham, West Wittenham

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1561
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WITTENHAM (Long), a parish, with a village, in Wallingford district, Berks; on the Thames, 2¾ miles NNE of Didcot r. station, and 5 NW of Wallingford. It has a post-office under Abingdon. Acres, 2,280. Real property, £3,832. Pop., 583. Houses, 127.

The manor belongs to St. John’s College, Oxford. The Manor house is occupied by W. T. Hayward, Esq.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £166. Patron, Exeter College, Oxford. The church ranges from Norman to Tudor; and was restored, and the chancel rebuilt, in 1850.

There are a national school, and charities £30.

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

Parish Registers

Marriage Licences and Allegations

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.

Herbert, Thomas, of Long Wittenham, Berks, gent., about 21 and upwards (sic), his parents dead, and Mrs. Sarah Pearce, of same, spinster, about 21, consent of her mother, Mrs. Anne Ounslow, alias Pearce — at Clewer Hurst, Arborfield, or Cookham, co. Berks. 25 Aug. 1675. V. 

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Berkshire, Long Wittenham – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Long Wittenham, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Berkshire, Long Wittenham – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Long Wittenham, 1607-1834
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Long Wittenham (Berkshire)

Long Wittenham parish registers, 1561-1943
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Long Wittenham (Berkshire); Haylett, Janet; de Jong, Gwyn; Long Wittenham Local History Society

Oxfordshire parish register transcripts : Wallingford Registration District
Author: Oxfordshire Family History Society

Parish registers of Long Wittenham, 1561-1979.
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Long Wittenham (Berkshire)

England, Berkshire, Long Wittenham – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Long Wittenham, Berks., Eng

England, Berkshire, Long Wittenham – History ( 1 )
The Parish of Long Wittenham, 1800-1920 : a brief history
Author: Jewess, Kathleen Burk

England, Berkshire, Long Wittenham – Public records ( 1 )
Parish registers of Long Wittenham, 1561-1979.
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Long Wittenham (Berkshire)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Berkshire
  • Civil Registration District: Wallingford
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire
  • Diocese: Pre-1836 – Salisbury, Post-1835 – Oxford
  • Rural Deanery: Abingdon
  • Poor Law Union: Wallingford
  • Hundred: Ock
  • Province: Canterbury