Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Brimpsfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire. In 1972 Brimpsfield Ancient Parish was abolished with the creation of Brimpsfield and Syde Ecclesiastical Parish created by the union of Brimpsfield Ancient Parish and Syde Ancient Parish.

Other places in the parish include: Birdlip, Caudle Green, and Candle Green.

Parish church: St. Michael

Parish registers begin: 1587

Nonconformists include: Baptist and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Adjacent Parishes

BIRDLIP Village 1930
BIRDLIP Village 1930

Brimpsfield Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1616-1812

Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1988

Brimpsfield Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Brimpsfield. The index includes information from Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1680-1700.

Marriage Licences and Allegations

Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1680-1700

The following have been extracted from Gloucestershire Marriage Allegations 1680-1700.

1680/1 Feb. 12. Richard x Sollas, Brimpsfield, husb., 24, and Susanna Harris, Churchdowne, 23 : at Brimpsfield or Churchdowne.

1691 July 15 George x Bick, Badgworth, 50, W., and Sarah Herbert, Brimpsfeild, 36.

1691 Dec. 23 Henry Pinchin, Miserdeane, 27, and Elisabeth Gardner, Brimpsfeild, 26: Bdm. Francis x Beale, Churchdowne. “Quer’ de Incont. ante nupt.”

1692 May 28 Arthur Hamblin, Brimpsfield, 21, and Priscilla Biggs, Cowley, 21.

1693 Nov. 4 Mark x Smith, Charlton Kings, 30, and Mary Gardner, Brimpsfeild, 24.

1694 Oct. 6 John Hayward, Brimpsfeild, 23, and Mary Hayward, Brimpsfeild, 30.

1695 July 27 Thomas Hamlett, Elkston, 30, and Hester Hooper, Brimpsfeild, 22.

1696 Sept 28 James Haydon, Brimpsfeild, 26, and Elizabeth Bliss, Miserdeane, 22.

1698 May 7 Walter Long, Brimpsfeild, 29, and Ruth Long, Cowly, 22.

1699 Aug 17 Henry King, Payneswick, 30, and Mary Heyward, Brimpsfeild, 26

1699 Sept. 18 John Bennett, Upton St. Leonards, W., and Mary Martyn, Brimpsfield, 70, W.

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.

Booth, William, of Morton, co. Surrey, gent., bachelor, about 26, and Hester Sandys, spinster, about 21, daughter of Edward Sandys, of Brinsfield, co. Gloucester, gent., who consents — at St. Margaret, Westminster, or in the cathedral church at Westminster. 11 April, 1681. F.

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

Brimpsfield Strays

James Phelps, clerk of the parish of Brimsfield, & Mary Ann Blagden Hale, lic., 21 Aug. 1810 married at Alderley

Historical Directories

Kelly’s Directory of the Wine and Spirit Trades 1884

Marked thus * are Small Brewers who brew the beer they sell

BIRDLIP, Gloucester

Brewer
Tuffly Richard *

Source: The Post office directory of the brewers and maltsters [afterw.] Kelly’s directory of the wine and spirit trades, with which are included brewers and maltsters. By Kelly’s directories, ltd. 1884

Birdlip Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1863

Birdlip is a hamlet, forming a portion of the parishes of Cowley, Brimpsfield and Witcomb, 5 miles from Painswick, 7 from Gloucester, and 6 south-west from Cheltenham, in Cheltenham county court district and Cirencester union. Fairs are held here for sheep and cattle the last Tuesday in April, and the Tuesday before the last Thursday in September. A Baptist chapel was erected in 1841.

Blacklanes is a farm.

Beman James, esq

COMMERCIAL.

Baylis James, saddler & harness maker

Caperton Henry, yeoman

Dancer Thomas, cattle dealer

Fewings John, George inn, & brewer & farmer

Finch John, yeoman, Birdlip hill

Franklyn William, mason

Hannis Charles, grocer & wheelwright

Hulbert William, stonemason

Lane Charles, turner

Lane Joseph, bowl turner

Merratt Joseph, blacksmith

Merratt Raymond, blacksmith

Newman William, King’s Head

Pinching William, Black Horse

Sadler Isaac, farmer

Sidgwick William, farmer

Tuffly Richard, Air Balloon, & brewer & farmer

Letters through Painswick, which is the nearest money order office.

Carriers :—

Henry Merchant, every Saturday, from Brimpsfleld, calling at the ‘George,’ to the Lamb inn, Cheltenham, returning same day.

Joseph Wood, every tuesday & thursday, to the Crown inn, Cheltenham, returning same days; & every Saturday to ‘Spread Eagle,’ Gloucester, returning same day

Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and the City of Bristol, Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1863.

Birdlip Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1856

Birdlip is a hamlet, forming a portion of the parishes of Cowley, Brimpsfield and Witcomb, 5 miles from Painswick, 7 from Gloucester, and 6 south-west from Cheltenham. A fair is held here the last Tuesday in April for sheep and cattle. A Baptist chapel was erected in 1841.
Blacklanes is a farm.

Caperton Mr. Henry
Whalley Capt. George B.

Traders.
Archer John, farmer, Blacklanes farm
Baylis James, saddler & harness maker
Dancer Thomas, cattle dealer

Driver Martin, grocer
Fewings John, George inn, brewer & farmer
Hannis Charles, grocer & wheelwright
Hulbert William, stonemason
Lane Charles, turner
Lane Joseph, bowl turner
Merratt Joseph, blacksmith
Newman William, farmer
Pinching William, ‘Black Horse’
Tuffly Richard, ‘Air Balloon’, brewer & farmer
Wheeler Henry, ‘King’s Head’

Letters through Painswick, which is also the nearest money order office.

Carriers:-
Henry Merchant, every Tuesday & Thursday, from Brimsfield, calling at the ‘George’, to the Crown inn, Cheltenham, returning same day.
Daniel Merrett, every Tuesday & Thursday, to the ‘Old Swan,’ Cheltenham, returning same day, & every Saturday to ‘Spread Eagle,’ Gloucester, returning same day.

Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire with Bath and Bristol.  Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., 19, 20 & 21, Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1856

Parish History

Brimpsfield The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BRIMPSFIELD, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; on Ermine-street, 6½ miles S of Cheltenham r station. It includes the hamlets of Birdlip and Candle-Green; and has a post office under Stroud. Acres, 2,611. Real property, £3,239. Pop., 1,261. Houses, 276. The property is divided among a few. 

A castle belonging to the Giffards stood here, and was destroyed by Edward II. A Benedictine priory also was here, a cell to Fontenay Abbey in Normandy; and was given by Henry VI. to Eton college.

The living is a rectory, united with Cranham, in the diocese of G. and Bristol. Value, £410. Patron, J. Goodrich, Esq. The church is very good. There are a Baptist chapel and a national school.

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

Brimpsfield A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BRIMPSFIELD (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Cirencester, hundred of Rapsgate, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 8 miles (E. N. E.) from Cirencester; containing 417 inhabitants.

It comprises by measurement 2612 acres, of which nearly equal portions are arable and pasture, with 250 acres of wood; the soil varies considerably, but is generally a light loam. A part of the land lies high, being on the Cotswold hills, but it is interspersed with some fertile and well-wooded valleys, possessing much beauty: the river Stroudwater has its source within the parish. Good building-stone is found.

The living is a discharged rectory, with that of Cranham consolidated, valued in the king’s books at £9. 12. 1., and in the patronage of William Goodrich, Esq.: the tithes of Brimpsfield have been commuted for £303, and of Cranham for £162; the glebe contains 32 acres. The church is a small ancient structure.

The Roman Ermin-street passes along the northern side of the parish. An alien priory of Benedictine monks, subordinate to the abbey of St. Stephen, at Fountenay, in Normandy, anciently existed here; also a castle, destroyed by Edward II. on his march from Cirencester to Worcester.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Birdlip The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BIRDLIP, a hamlet in Brimpsfield parish, Gloucestershire; near Whitcombe Park, 5½ miles SE by E of Gloucester. It is a meet for the Cheltenham hounds; and has fairs on 8 May and on the Tuesday before the second Thursday of Sept. Birdlip Hill, in the vicinity, is crossed by Ermine-street; and commands a noble view.

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

Historical Maps

Vision of Britain Historical Maps – includes topographic maps, boundary maps and land use maps

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: Stonehouse
  • Poor Law Union: Cirencester
  • Hundred: Rapsgate
  • Province: Canterbury