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Beachley, Gloucestershire

Historical Description

Beachley, a hamlet and an ecclesiastical parish in Tydenham parish, Gloucestershire, at the influx of the river Wye to the Severn, 4 miles SE of Chepstow, under which there is a post office. Population of the parish, 112. Beachley Lodge is a fine seat. Here is the Aust ferry across the Severn, which was considered an important military pass in all times of war, and here was the termination of Offa's Dyke, which can still be traced. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; gross value, £75. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church was erected in 1833. The remains of an ancient chapel, said to have been built in 47, are visible below high-water mark in the sea near the mouth of the Wye.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyGloucestershire 
Civil parishTidenham 
HundredWestbury 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

The separate register dates only from the year 1836; all earlier entries are included in the registers of Tidenham.

The Gloucestershire Parish Registers are available online at Ancestry, in association with Gloucestershire Archives.


Churches

Church of England

St. John (parish church)

The church of St. John, erected in 1833, is a plain cruciform edifice of Beachley stone, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, and a western bell cot containing 1 bell: there are 120 sittings.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Beachley from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Gloucestershire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Beachley are available from a number of sites:

DistrictForest of Dean
CountyGloucestershire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtNP16
Post TownChepstow

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