Winchfield Hampshire Family History Guide

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Winchfield is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hampshire.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1659
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1782

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WINCHFIELD, a parish, with a village, in Hartley-Wintney district, Hants; on the Basingstoke canaland the Southwestern railway, 9 miles E by N of Basingstoke. It has a head post-office, a wharf, and a r. station with telegraph. Acres, 1,543. Real property, £1,877. Pop., 329. Houses, 65. W. house is the seat of G. Barnbridge, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £247. Patron, Lady St. John Mildmay. The church is Norman and early English, in good condition.

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

Parish Records

School Records

The National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870–1914 collection offers a rare glimpse into the educational journeys of children across England and Wales during a transformative era. These records often capture names, dates of birth, parental occupations, and school attendance patterns – making them invaluable for family historians, local researchers, and anyone tracing Victorian or Edwardian ancestry. You can view them free with a Findmypast Trial.

Winchfield National/Church of England School 1874-1932 Admissions

Winchfield National/Church of England School 1874-1932 Logs

Administration

  • County: Hampshire
  • Civil Registration District: Hartley Wintney
  • Probate Court: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Basingstoke
  • Poor Law Union: Hartley Wintney
  • Hundred: Odiham
  • Province: Canterbury