Burghfield Berkshire Family History Guide

Burghfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Berkshire.

Alternative names: Burfield

Parish church: St. Mary

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1559
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Burghfield – Berkshire, Wellington Cottages
Burghfield – Berkshire, Wellington Cottages

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BURGHFIELD, or Burfield, a parish in Bradfield district, Berks; on the river Kennet, and on the Reading and Basingstoke railway, 2½ miles N of Mortimer station, and 5 SW of Reading. It has a post office under Reading. Acres, 4,237. Real property, £6,996. Pop., 1,139. Houses, 256. The property is much subdivided. Part of the land is common. A bed of sand and cockle shells a foot thick, under soft stone, was found at Hose hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £700. Patron, the Earl of Shrewsbury. The church was rebuilt in 1843. There are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and charities £21.

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

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Burghfield, or Burfield, a parish in the hund. of Theale, union of Bradfield, county of Berks; 5 miles south-west of Reading. Living, a rectory, formerly in the archd. of Berks and dio. of Salisbury, now in the dio. of Oxford; rated at £14 19s. 2d.; gross income £883. Patron, in 1835, the Earl of Shrewsbury. There are a daily and a day and Sunday school in this parish. Pop., in 1801, 738; in 1831, 965. Houses 176. Acres 4,700. A.P. £6,189. Poor rates, in 1837, £428.

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

Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850

Burghfield, 4 miles S. Reading. P. 1115.

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Berkshire, Burghfield – Church history ( 1 )
A Living history of Burghfield and its church
Author: James, Philip

England, Berkshire, Burghfield – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Burghfield, 1607-1836
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burghfield (Berkshire)

Church records, 1676-1924
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burghfield (Berkshire)

Parish registers Burghfield, St. Mary the Virgin : baptisms 1559-1913, marriages 1559-1987, banns, 1754-1825, burials 1559-1870
Author: Berkshire Family History Society (England)

Parish registers for Burghfield, 1559-1921
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Burghfield (Berkshire)

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

England, Berkshire, Burghfield – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls, 1476-1577, 1664-1698
Author: Manor of Burghfield. Court (Berkshire)

England, Berkshire, Burghfield – History ( 1 )
A Living history of Burghfield and its church
Author: James, Philip

England, Berkshire, Burghfield – Orphans and orphanages ( 1 )
Foundlings at nurse in the Burghfield Inspection
Author: Clark, Gillian; Talbot, George

England, Berkshire, Burghfield – Public records ( 1 )
Burghfield, Berkshire, civil records, 1661-1871

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Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

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