Preston (nr. Cirencester), Gloucestershire Family History Guide

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Preston (near Cirencester) is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Parish registers begin: 1677

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Preston Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

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

Preston, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1578-1812

Preston, Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1676-1812

Preston, Near Cirencester, 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.

Preston, Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1755-1935

Death and Burial Records

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

Preston, Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire Church of England Burials, 1813-1988

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

PRESTON, a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester; on the river Churn, 1½ mile SE of Cirencester r. station. Post-town, Cirencester. Acres, 2,190. Real property, £3,262. Pop., 217. Houses, 46. The manor belongs to the representatives of the late Lady Carteret. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £350. Patron, Miss Master. The church is Norman, and has a low tower.

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

Preston A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833

Preston, co. Gloucester.

P. T. Cirencester (89) 2 m. ESE. Pop. 160.

A parish in the hundred of Crowthorne and Minety; living, a vicarage in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester; valued in K. B. 9l. 10s. 7½d.; church ded. to All Saints; patron (1829) T. Masters, Esq.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. III; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.

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: Pre 1836 – Gloucester, Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol
  • Rural Deanery: Cirencester
  • Poor Law Union: Cirencester
  • Hundred: Crowthorne and Minety
  • Province: Canterbury