Chiseldon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire.
Other places in the parish include: Hodson and Badbury.
Alternative names: Chisledon
Parish church: Holy Cross
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1641
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1605
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CHISLEDON, a village and a parish in Highworth district, Wilts. The village stands 4 miles SE of Swindon r. station, and 8 S of Highworth; and has a post office under Swindon. The parish includes also the tythings of Badbury and Hodson. Acres, 4,750. Real property, £8,881. Pop., 1,206. Houses, 262. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £173. Patron, H. Calley, Esq. The church is good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Bankrupts
Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.
Thorne Ralph, Snodshill lane, Chisledon, Wiltshire, hay dealer, April 24, 1838.
Parish Registers
Chiseldon Marriages 1641 to 1812
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Wiltshire, Chisledon – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Chisledon, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Wiltshire, Chisledon – Church records ( 6 )
The bishop’s transcripts and parish registers of Chiseldon, baptisms, 1605-1837
Author: Hassell, Margory; Wiltshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Chisledon (Wiltshire)
The bishop’s transcripts and parish registers of Chiseldon, burials, 1606-1837
Author: Hassell, Margory; Wiltshire Family History Society; Church of England. Parish Church of Chisledon (Wiltshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Chisledon, 1605-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chisledon (Wiltshire)
Marriages at Chisledon, 1641-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chisledon (Wiltshire)
Marriages, 1813-1840 : Chisledon, Wiltshire, England
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chisledon (Wiltshire); Decker, Mary Sheppard
Parish registers for Chisledon, 1641-1944
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Chisledon (Wiltshire)
England, Wiltshire, Chisledon – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Baptisms from parish records and bishop’s transcripts
Author: Wiltshire Family History Society
England, Wiltshire, Chisledon – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 3 )
Out relief from the board of guardians’ minutes of Highworth & Swindon Union, 1842-1879
Author: Hurley, Beryl; Hassell, Margory; Highworth and Swindon Union (Wiltshire); Wiltshire Family History Society
Overseers account book and miscellaneous parish records 1766-1839, Chisledon, Wiltshire
Author: Chisledon (Wiltshire)
Poor law records, 1866-1914
Author: Highworth and Swindon Union (Wiltshire)
England, Wiltshire, Chisledon – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Chisledon, Wiltshire 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)
FamilySearch Historical Records
Wiltshire Historical Directories
Administration
- County: Wiltshire
- Civil Registration District: Highworth
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Wiltshire
- Diocese: Salisbury
- Rural Deanery: Marlborough
- Poor Law Union: Highworth and Swindon
- Hundred: Kingsbridge
- Province: Canterbury