Hilmarton, Wiltshire
Location
Hilmarton is an Ancient Parish located towards the north-west of the county of Wiltshire. The village of the same name lies in the west of the Parish and is approximately three miles north-north-east of Calne. The town of Chippenham is about 8 miles to the west-south-west, Swindon about 12 miles to the north east and Salisbury 35 miles to the south. The parish includes, amongst others, the hamlet of Goatacre.
For additional information please see
A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 9 at British History Online.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Laurence, Hilmarton, which can be seen
here on Google Street View.
Parish Registers
"A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 9" (pub 1970) simply notes "The registers date from 1645 and are complete.". The Parish Register List of the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre provides little additional information - see
http://www.wshc.eu/parish-register-list#H
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the north-east of Hilmarton lies the parish of
Clyffe Pypard and to the south-east are
Berwick Bassett and
Yatesbury. Along it's irregular southern border are
Highway, a Chapelry of the Parish of Bremhill with Foxham and Highway,
Compton Bassett and
Calne. To the west lies a detached portion of
Compton Bassett and
Bremhill with Foxham and Highway.
Lyneham lies to the north of Hilmarton.
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