Finchampstead is an Ancient Parish in the county of Berkshire.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1653
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607
Nonconformists include: Baptist
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
FINCHAMPSTEAD, a parish in Wokingham district, Berks; near the river Blackwater, the boundary with Hants, and the Reading and Guildford railway, 3½ miles SSW of Wokingham.
It was known to the Saxons as Flinchamstede; and it formerly had a cattle fair on the first Wednesday of April. Post town, Wokingham. Acres, 3,926. Real property, £4,275. Pop., 637. Houses, 130. The property is divided among a few.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £500. Patron, the Rev. Edward St. John. The church is Norman, with a square tower, and was recently restored.
There are a Baptist chapel, a free school, and about 57 acres of fuel allotment.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Cemeteries ( 1 )
The monumental inscriptions of Finchampstead, Berkshire : a catalogue of the monumental inscriptions in the church and churchyard of St. James, with additional information from W. Lyon’s “Chronicles of Finchampstead”, and the war memorial situated a mile from church
Author: Butchart, O. K.
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Finchampstead, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Finchampstead, 1607-1834
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Finchampstead (Berkshire)
Parish registers for Finchampstead, 1653-1967
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Finchampstead (Berkshire)
Poor law records for Finchampstead, 1705-1858
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Finchampstead (Berkshire)
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Finchampstead, Berks., Eng
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Court records ( 1 )
Manorial records, court rolls for Finchampstead East Court, Berkshire, 1655-1671
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – History ( 1 )
Chronicles of Finchampstead : in the county of Berkshire
Author: Lyon, William; Lyon, William Penn, 1822-1913
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – History – Sources ( 1 )
Chronicles of Finchampstead : in the county of Berkshire
Author: Lyon, William; Lyon, William Penn, 1822-1913
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Occupations ( 2 )
Parish chest materials, 1725-1865
Author: Finchampstead (Berkshire)
Poor law records for Finchampstead, 1705-1858
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Finchampstead (Berkshire)
England, Berkshire, Finchampstead – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Parish chest materials, 1725-1865
Author: Finchampstead (Berkshire)
Poor law records for Finchampstead, 1705-1858
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Finchampstead (Berkshire)
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Berkshire
- Civil Registration District: Wokingham
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire
- Diocese: Pre-1836 – Salisbury, Post-1835 – Oxford
- Rural Deanery: Reading
- Poor Law Union: Wokingham
- Hundred: Charlton
- Province: Canterbury
