Durrington, Wiltshire Family History Guide

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Durrington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire.

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1591
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

DURRINGTON CHURCH
DURRINGTON CHURCH

Durrington Parish Registers

Durrington Marriages 1591 to 1812 Wiltshire Parish Registers Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and John Sadler. Vol. II. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 124, Chancery Lane. 1906. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

DURRINGTON, a parish in Amesbury district, Wilts; on the river Avon, 2¼ miles N of Amesbury, and 8½ NNE of Wilton r. station. It has a post office under Salisbury. Acres, 2, 682. Real property, with Bulford and Milston, £7,235. Rated property of D. alone, £2,112. Pop., 440. Houses, 97. The property is divided among a few. An earthwork here, called Durrington Walls, or Long Walls, is supposed to be the remains of an ancient British village. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £100. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The church is modern; and there is an Independent chapel.

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

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851

Durrington, a parish in the hund. and union of Amesbury, county of Wilts; 2½ miles north of Amesbury; on the river Avon. Living, a curacy in the archd. and dio. of Salisbury: returned at £41 3s. 6d.; gross income £53. Tithes commuted in 1839; aggregate amount £560. In the patronage of the dean and chapter of Winchester. In this neighbourhood are the remains of the ancient British town of Durrington, or Long Walls. Acres 2,830. Houses 76. A.P. £2,041. Pop., in 1801, 394; in 1831, 467. Poor rates, in 1837. £276.

Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.

Parish Records

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

England, Wiltshire, Durrington – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Durrington, 1599-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Durrington (Wiltshire)

Church records, 1591-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Durrington (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Durrington – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court rolls for the manor of Durrington, 1319-1377, 1609-1858
Author: Manor of Durrington. Court (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Durrington – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Durrington, Wiltshire 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)

Administration

  • County: Wiltshire
  • Civil Registration District: Amesbury
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Salisbury
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Amesbury
  • Poor Law Union: Amesbury
  • Hundred: Amesbury
  • Province: Canterbury