Winsford, Somerset Family History Guide

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Winsford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1660
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1594

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Winsford Parish Registers

Winsford Church of England Confirmations, 1843-1913

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WINSFORD, a parish, with a village, in the district of Tiverton and county of Somerset; 4½ miles N by W of Dulverton, and 13 SW by W of Watchet r. station. It has a post-office under Tiverton, and an inn. Acres, 8,656. Real property, £4,247. Pop., 574. Houses, 101. The manor belongs to Sir T. D. Acland, Bart. Iron ore was formerly worked The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £360. Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church was partially restored in 1858. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a Church school, and charities £16.

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

Maps

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

Administration

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