Blagdon, Somerset Family History Guide

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Blagdon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1555
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1611

Nonconformists include: Baptist, Christians, and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Blagdon Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

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

Blagdon 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.

Blagdon 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.

Blagdon Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BLAGDON, a parish and a subdistrict in Axbridge district, Somerset. The parish lies under the Mendip hills, 6 miles NE by E of Axbridge, and 7 SE of Yatton r. station; and has a post-office, of the name of Blagdon, Somerset, and a fair on the last Friday of Aug. Acres, 3,535. Real property, £6,649. Pop., 1,083. Houses, 233. The property is subdivided. Some ruins at Reghillbury are said to be remains of an ancient palace. Lapis calaminaris is found.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £512. Patron, W. Fripp, Esq. The church is modern; and there is a Methodist chapel. An endowed school has £18 a year, and other charities £24. Dr. John Langhorne was rector. The subdistrict comprises seven parishes and a ville. Acres, 22,176. Pop., 5,629. Houses, 1,176.

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

Maps

National Library of Scotland Maps – includes OS 25 inch 1892-1918 maps, a vast range of other historical OS maps and land use maps

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

Administration

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