Hartpury, Gloucestershire Family History Guide
Hartpury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1571
Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic and Wesleyan Methodist.
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
HARTPURY, a village and a parish in Newent district, Gloucestershire.
The village stands near the river Leadon, and the Hereford and Gloucester canal, 5 miles NW of Gloucester r. station; was formerly called Hardeper and Hardepery; and has a post office under Gloucester.
The parish comprises 3,618 acres. Real property, £6,580. Pop., 843. Houses, 163. The property is divided among a few.
Hartpury House is the seat of Gordon Canning, Esq. Rich meadows lie along the Leadon; are subject to frequent inundations; and, in 1863, were about to be improved at a cost of £8,000. Orchards, for yielding cider and perry, are considerable; and bricks are made.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £235. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church consists of nave and chancel, with western tower; and is in good condition. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a Roman Catholic chapel, and charities £56.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Hartpury, 3½ m. N.W. Gloucester. P. 877
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Parish Registers
Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences 1689 to 1837
The following have been extracted from Allegations for Marriage Licences in the county of Hampshire. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.
HANCOCK, John, of Hertbury [sic], co. Gloucester, heel-maker, 25, b., & Mary Coombe, of Bramdean, 21, sp., at B., 5 Aug., 1784.
Source: Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester. 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens
Parish Records
FamilySearch
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Poll Books
Hartpury Poll Book 1834 – Google Books
Administration
- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Newent
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol, Pre 1836 – Gloucester
- Rural Deanery: Gloucester
- Poor Law Union: Newent
- Hundred: Dudstone and King’s Barton
- Province: Canterbury