Reading (Parish of St Lawrence), Berkshire
Location
St Lawrence, Reading is an Ancient Parish serving a small triangular part of
Reading roughly bounded in the north by the River Thames and by the River Kennet in the south. All three of Reading's parish churches are described in detail on
pages 367-378 of A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Lawrence, Reading can be seen
here on Google Street View and
also here.
Parish Registers
"A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3" (pub 1923) notes that the registers previous to 1812 are as follows
(i) baptisms and marriages 1605 to 1653, the latter fragmentary from 1649, burials 1605 to 1644 (a note in the register states 'Lost from 1644 to 1654 in burials');
(ii) all entries 1654 to 1687;
(iii) 1686 to 1724;
(iv) baptisms and burials 1724 to 1772, marriages 1724 to 1754;
(v) baptisms and burials 1772 to 1812;
(vi) marriages 1754 to 1762;
(vii) marriages 1762 to 1772;
(viii) marriages 1772 to 1779;
(ix) marriages 1779 to 1782.
The registers are held at the Berkshire Record Office
http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/family-history/parish-register-guide/?letter=r#results
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of St Lawrence lies the parish of
Earley. To the south is
St Giles, Reading and to the west
St Mary, Reading. The northern boundary is marked by the River Thames, with
Caversham, Oxfordshire on the opposite bank.
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