Bibury Gloucestershire Family History Guide
Bibury is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire. Winson is a chapelry of Bibury.
The parish contains the chapelry of Winson, the township of Bibury, and the tythings of Ablington and Arlington.
Parish church: St Mary
Parish registers begin: 1551
Nonconformists include: Baptist
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Bibury
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BIBURY, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in the district of Northleach, Gloucester. The village stands on the river Colne, near Icknield-street, 5½ miles S of Northleach, and 7½ NE of Cirencester r. station; and has a post office under Swindon.
The parish includes also the tythings of Ablington and Arlington, and the chapelry of Winson. Acres, 6,300. Rated property, £6,893. Pop., 1,080. Houses, 234. The property is divided among a few. Bibury House was built by the Sackvilles; is the seat of Lord Sherborne; and commands a fine view along the Colne. A very interesting old manor-house, built in 1590, and belonging to the family of Coxwell, is at Ablington.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £1,023. Patron, Lord Sherborne. The church belonged to the Abbey of Osney; shows features of Saxon, Norman, early English, and decorated; and is in very good condition. There are a Baptist chapel, national and British schools, a police station, and charities £10.
The subdistrict comprises ten parishes and the greater part of Bibury parish. Acres, 31,198. Pop., 5,642. Houses, 1,147
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851
Bibury, a parish, partly in the hund. of Bradley, and partly in that of Brightwell’s Barrow, union of Northleach, county of Gloucester; 4 miles north west of Fairford, intersected by the proposed Ireland, Cheltenham, and London Junction railway. It contains the chapelry of Winson, the township of Bibury, and the tythings of Ablington and Arlington.
Living, a discharged vicarage, united with the curacy of Winson; valued at £13 1s. 5½d.; gross income £1,045; a peculiar, within which the vicar exercises concurrent jurisdiction with the consistory court of Gloucester. Patron, in 1835, Lord Sherborne. The north and south doors of the church, supposed to have been rebuilt by the works of Osenay, are of Norman architecture. All tithes, the property of the lay-impropriator and vicar, were commuted in 1767.
There are two daily schools here, one of which, on the Lancasterian system, is partly supported by an allowance of £5 per annum from Lord Sherborne, who has also provided the necessary accommodation, and a day and boarding school. There is an alms-house here, endowed by Hugh Westwood, for four poor men. It is a stone building, consisting of four apartments. Other charities connected with the parish produce £11 per annum.
Petty sessions for the division of Bibury are held at the Swan inn here. Races take place in July. Pop., in 1801, 852; in 1831, 950. Houses 201. Acres 6,300. A.P. £2,022. Poor rates, in 1837, £329.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Bibury, 7 miles N.E. Cirencester. P. 1077.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Ablington
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870
Ablington, a tything in Bibury parish, Gloucester; on the river Coln, 5½ miles NW of Fairford. Pop., 113. Houses, 21.
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
Ablington, 6 m. N.E. Cirencester. P. 96.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845
Ablington, a tything, in the parish of Bibury, Union of Northleach, hundred of Brightwell’s-Barrow, E. division of the county of Gloucester, 5¼ miles (N.W. by N.) from Fairford; containing 96 inhabitants. The vicarial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £364. 5.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1840
Ablington, a tything in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire; 5½ miles north-north-west from Fairford, and 1½ from Bibury. Pop., in 1801, 118; in 1831, 103.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Ablington, co. Gloucesier.
P. T. Fairford (80) 5¼ m. NNW. Pop. 127.
A tything in the parish of Bibury and hundred of Brightswell Barron.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. I; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom Capper 1808
Ablington, a hamlet to Bibury, in the hundred of Brightwell Barrow, Gloucester, 6 miles from Cirencester; containing 22 houses and 113 inhabitants.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom. Benjamin Pitts Capper. 1808.
Arlington
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Arlington, in Bibury parish. P. 731
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1840
Arlington, a tything in the parish of Bibury, county of Gloucester; 4 miles north-north-west from Fairford. Pop., in 1801, 274; in 1831, 333. Houses 79. There is a Baptist church here.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Arlington, co. Gloucester.
P. T. Fairford (80) 4 m. NNW. Pop. 317.
A tything in the parish of Bibury and hundred of Brightwells-Barrow
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. I; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Winston
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Winston, in Bibury, 6 miles N.W. Cirencester. P. 202
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Parish Records
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Directories
Kelly’s Directory of the Wine and Spirit Trades 1884
Marked thus * are Small Brewers who brew the beer they sell
BIBURY, Fairford SO
Cooper
Hathaway John, Arlington
Source: The Post office directory of the brewers and maltsters [afterw.] Kelly’s directory of the wine and spirit trades, with which are included brewers and maltsters. 1st-10th, 12th-16th ed. By Kelly’s directories, ltd. 1884
Bibury Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1863
Bibury is a large scattered parish and village, of a picturesque appearance, surrounded by the Cotswold Hills, and intersected by the river Colne; it includes the hamlets of Ablington and Arlington, with the chapelry of Winson; it is 6 miles north-west from Fairford, in the hundred of Brightwells Barrow, Northleach union and county court district, rural deanery of Fairford, archdeaconry of Bristol, Gloucester and Bristol bishopric, East Gloucestershire.
The church is an ancient structure, with a fine tower, spacious chancel, nave, and aisles; it comprises specimens of the Saxon, good Norman, Perpendicular, Decorated, and Early English styles of architecture. The living is a vicarage, of about £1,300 annual value, with residence, in the patronage of Lord Sherborne; the Rev. Henry Snow, M.A., is the incumbent.
Here is a Baptist chapel; also National and British schools, and a police station. The population in 1861 was 899; the area is 4,975a. 1r. 14p. Lord Sherborne, Coxwell Rogers, Esq., and the Rev. Sir William Augustus Musgrave, bart, M.A., are lords of the manor. Hugh Weston left by will, for four bachelors, £18; the interest of £200 is given away in clothing to the poor annually. Bibury tithing had a population in 1861 of 371; Ablington tithing, 113; Arlington tithing, 415; Winson tithing, 181. The tithings of Ablington, Arlington and Winson are not distinctly rated to the poor. Bibury House is the residence of Lord Sherborne.
Shagborough, the seat of a Roman settlement, is three-quarters of a mile south; Coneygar, or Coneygore, another Roman site, is 1 mile and a half south-east.
Bibury.
Sherborne Lord, Bibury house
Snow Rev. Henry, M.A.[vicar],Vicarage
Arkell Martha (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Bowly William, miller
Brindle Robert, plasterer
Brownnett John, tailor
Burge Josph. plumber, painter & glazier
Burge Natbnl. saddler & harness maker
Garne William, farmer, Kilkenny farm
Jenkins Thomas, stonemason
Lees Ralph, butcher
Martin Mary (Mrs.), Swan
Saunders Charles, boot & shoe maker
Smith Wm. farmer, Bibury Hill farm
Trinder William, farmer, maltster & grocer
Trinder William, jun. miller
Post Office. — William Belcher, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive at 9 a.m.; dispatched at 4.30 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Fairford.
British School, Miss Sarah Barrett, mistress
National School, Henry Harrison, master
Carrier to Cirencester. — John Pritchett, on monday, wednesday & friday
Ablington
Bartlett George, miller
Craddock Thomas, farmer
Hinks Wm. carpenter & wheelwright
Mills James, farmer
Mills William, farmer
Arlington.
Davis Rev. John [Baptist]
Norman Rev. George, M.A. [curate]
Reynolds Francis, esq
Adams James, blacksmith
Arkell Thos. carpenter & wheelwright
Belcher William, grocer & draper
Bridgman Thomas, tailor
Cook Edward, farmer, Arlington farm
Cooper John, cattle dealer
Embury William, boot & shoe maker
Goodrich Samuel, farmer
Groves John Phillips, farmer
Hathaway John, cooper & beer retailer
Iles Robert, blacksmith
Lea Albert, tailor & draper
Purnell William, baker & grocer
Reynolds Francis, surgeon
Richards Benj. saddler & harness maker
Spencer Joseph, butcher
Wilton John, shopkeeper
Winson.
Baker Edward, farmer
Cook Michael, farmer
Harris Thomas, carpenter
Hopkins Thomas, baker
Yells Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer
Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and the City of Bristol, Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1863.
Administration
- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Northleach
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of Bibury
- Diocese: Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol, Pre 1836 – Gloucester
- Rural Deanery: Fairford
- Poor Law Union: Northleach
- Hundred: Bradley; Brightwells Barrow
- Province: Canterbury