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Upton Lovell, Wiltshire

Historical Description

Upton Lovell, a parish in Wiltshire, on the river Wiley, 2 miles SE of Heytesbury station on the G.W.R. It has a post and money order office under Bath; telegraph office, Heytesbury. Acreage, 1424; population, 233. The manor belonged anciently to the Lovells. An ingeniously constructed bridge here spans the Wiley. A large woollen cloth factory is in the village. There are large tumuli and other antiquities. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury; net value, £200 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is a small edifice with a low square tower.

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 CountyWiltshire 
HundredHeytesbury 
Poor Law unionWarminster 

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


Church Records

Findmypast, in association with the Wiltshire Record Office, have the following parish records online for Upton Lovell:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1611-18801754-18231622-19321611-1880

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Upton Lovell from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Upton Lovell are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Wiltshire papers online:

CountyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtBA12
Post TownWarminster

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