Brize Norton, Oxfordshire Family History Guide

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Brize Norton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Oxfordshire.

Alternative names:

  • Bridge Norton
  • Norton-Brize
  • Broyne Norton

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1548
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1682; 1721

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

BRIZE NORTON POST OFFICE 1908
BRIZE NORTON POST OFFICE 1908

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

NORTON-BRIZE, a parish in Witney district, Oxford; 3 miles NNW of Bampton-in-the-Bush, and 4 WSW of Witney r. station. Post-town, Bampton, under Faringdon. Acres, 3, 140. Real property, £4, 106. Pop., 716. Houses, 156. The manor, with the Manor House, belongs to John Worley, Esq. Marsh-Haddon is the residence of W. Morley, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £300. Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The church is early English, with a Norman doorway; comprises nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a piscina, sedilia, and a curious armed effigies of J. D’ Aubigne of 1346. Charities, £5.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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England, Oxfordshire, Brize-Norton

England, Oxfordshire, Norton-Brize – Cemeteries ( 1 )
St. Britius, Brize Norton, Oxon. memorial inscriptions
Author: Morgan, Wendy; Kearsey, Hugh A.; Oxfordshire Family History Society

England, Oxfordshire, Norton-Brize – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Brize Norton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Oxfordshire, Norton-Brize – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Brize-Norton, 1682-1852
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Brize-Norton (Oxfordshire)

Parish registers for Norton-Brize, 1569-1896
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Norton-Brize (Oxfordshire)

England, Oxfordshire, Norton-Brize – Church records – Indexes ( 2 )
Computer printout of Brize Norton, Oxon., Eng

Parish register printouts of Brize-Norton, Oxford, England ; christenings, 1853-1875
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Oxfordshire
  • Civil Registration District: Witney
  • Probate Court: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and the Archdeaconry of Oxford
  • Diocese: Oxford
  • Rural Deanery: Witney
  • Poor Law Union: Witney
  • Hundred: Bampton (Oxfordshire)
  • Province: Canterbury