Poulton Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Poulton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Parish registers begin: 1695

Nonconformists include: General Baptist

Adjacent Parishes

Poulton Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

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

Poulton, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1695-1812

Poulton, 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.

Poulton, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1938

Death and Burial Records

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

Poulton, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1935

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].

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: Cricklade
  • Poor Law Union: Cirencester
  • Hundred: Crowthorne and Minety
  • Province: Canterbury