Quenington Gloucestershire Family History

Quenington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.

Parish church: St Swithin

Parish registers begin: 1653

Nonconformists include: Baptist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

Quenington, a village and a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester. The village stands on the Fosseway and the river Coln, 2 miles N of Fairford, and 8 E by N of Cirencester r. station; and has a post-office under Swindon.

The parish comprises 1,630 acres. Real property, £2, 787. Pop., 426. Houses, 98. The property is divided among a few. A preceptory of Knights Hospitallers was founded here, before the time of King John; and went to the Kingstones.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £192. Patron, Sir M. H. Beach. The church is ancient but good; and has two Norman doors, and a tower.

There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £10.

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

Quennington, 2 m. N. Fairford. P. 371

Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Gloucestershire, Quenington – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Quenington, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Gloucestershire, Quenington – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Quenington, 1578-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Quenington (Gloucestershire)

Parish registers for Quenington, 1653-1875
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Quenington (Gloucestershire)

England, Gloucestershire, Quenington – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Quenington, Gloucs., Eng

Parish register printouts of Quenington, Gloucester, England ; christenings, 1813-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Quenington, Gloucester, England ; marriages, 1769-1882
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Quenington, Gloucester, England, christenings, 1578-1812
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

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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: Fairford
  • Poor Law Union: Cirencester
  • Hundred: Brightwells Barrow
  • Province: Canterbury