Poulton Gloucestershire Family History Guide

Poulton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin: 1695

Nonconformists include: General Baptist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

POULTON, a village and a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester. The village stands 3¼ miles W of Fairford, and 5½ ESE of Cirencester r. station; and has a post-office under Cricklade. The parish comprises 1,580 acres. Real property, £2,560. Pop., 454. Houses, 100. The Manor House is the seat of Mrs. Tombs. A Gilbertine priory, a cell to Sempringham abbey, was founded here, about 1347, by Thomas Seymour. The parish is a meet for the Vale of White Horse hounds. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £46. Patrons, the Executors of the late John Tombs, Esq. The church is old, and has a tower. There is a parochial school.

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

Parish Records

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England, Wiltshire, Poulton

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

England, Gloucestershire, Poulton – Church records ( 1 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Poulton, 1606-1884
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Poulton (Gloucestershire)

England, Gloucestershire, Poulton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Poulton, Gloucester 1780-1840
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)

Administration

  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Civil Registration District: Cirencester
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol, Pre 1836 – Gloucester
  • Rural Deanery: Cricklade
  • Poor Law Union: Cirencester
  • Hundred: Crowthorne and Minety
  • Province: Canterbury