Bicknoller, Somerset Family History Guide

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Bicknoller is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Somerset, created in 1770 from chapelry in Stogumber Ancient Parish.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1557
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1605

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Bicknoller Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

Bicknoller Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Bicknoller Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Bicknoller Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Death and Burial Records

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

Bicknoller Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BICKNOLLER, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; adjacent to the Watchet and Taunton railway, near Williton station, 4 miles SE of Watchet. It has a post-office under Taunton. Acres, 1,390. Real property, £2,614. Pop., 345. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The surface includes part of the Quantock hills, and contains points which command extensive views. Two Roman camps, called Trendle’s and Turk’s castles, and a beacon, are near the church; and very many Roman coins and other relics have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £124. Patron, the Vicar of Stogumber. The church is good.

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

Maps

A wide collection of Historical Maps are available to view free from the National Library of Scotland

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

Administration

  • County: Somerset
  • Civil Registration District: Williton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Dunster
  • Poor Law Union: Williton
  • Hundred: Williton and Freemanors
  • Province: Canterbury