Landford, Wiltshire Family History Guide

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Landford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Wiltshire.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1585
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1599

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

LANDFORD, a village and a parish in Alderbury district, Wilts.

The village stands on a branch of the river Test, 2¼ miles from the boundary with Hants, 6 SE by S of Dean r. station, and 10 SE by E of Salisbury; and has a post-office under Salisbury.

The parish comprises 1,689 acres. Real property, with Plaitford, £2,935. Rated property of L. alone, £1,561. Pop., 278. Houses, 55. The property is divided among a few.

The manor belonged to the Lyghs; passed to the Davenants and the Eyres; and is now held by the Dowager Countess Nelson. Landford Lodge was the seat of the Greatheeds, and is now the property of J. R. Wigram, Esq. Iron ore exists, but has not been worked.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £280. Patron, Earl Nelson. The church was rebuilt in 1858.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Wiltshire, Landford – Church records ( 3 )
The bishop’s transcripts and parish registers of Landford : baptisms & burials 1585-1837
Author: Wiltshire Family History Society

Bishop’s transcripts for Landford, 1599-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Landford (Wiltshire)

Parish registers for Landford, 1671-1971
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Landford (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Landford – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Parish register printouts of Landford, Wiltshire, England ; christenings, 1789-1876
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

England, Wiltshire, Landford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Creed registers, ca. 1900-1925
Author: Alderbury and Salisbury Union (Wiltshire)

England, Wiltshire, Landford – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Landford, Wiltshire 1780-1833
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

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