Bratton is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Wiltshire, created in 1845 from a chapelry in Westbury Ancient Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Stradbrook.
Status: Ecclesiastical Parish
Parish church: St James
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1542
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1594; 1608
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Independent Methodist, and Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Bratton Parish Registers
Bratton Marriages 1542 to 1837 Wiltshire Parish Registers Marriages Vol. 12. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., and John Sadler. London: Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 124, Chancery Lane. 1912. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BRATTON, a chapelry in Westbury parish, Wilts; 4 miles ENE of Westbury r. station. It has a post office under Westbury. Rated property, £4,199. Pop., 744. Houses, 170. The property is much subdivided. Bratton Castle, on the crown of a hill, is an ancient camp of 23 acres, partly defended by a double rampart, in some parts 36 feet high, and said to have been constructed by the Danes. The White Horse, on the S slope below the camp, is a colossal figure similar to the White Horse of Berks, probably ancient, and originally of rude design, but remodelled in 1778. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £300. Patron, the Vicar of Westbury. Charities, £36.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Church history ( 2 )
History of non-conformist religion in Bratton
Author: White, Kathleen
A History of the Baptist Church, Bratton, Wilts, 1662-1962
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Bratton, 1594-1880
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Bratton (Wiltshire)
Church records, 1721-1940
Author: Bratton Baptist Church (Wiltshire)
Marriages at Bratton, 1542-1837
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Bratton (Wiltshire)
Minute book and miscellaneous nonconformist records, 1753-1894
Author: Bratton Chapel (Wiltshire : Baptist)
Parish register transcripts, 1542-1812
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Bratton (Wiltshire)
Parish registers for Bratton, 1542-1944
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Bratton (Wiltshire)
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Court records ( 1 )
Court records, 1620-1641
Author: Church of England. Precentor of Sarum. Peculiar Court
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Genealogy ( 1 )
Bratton worthies, 1958
Author: White, Kathleen
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – History ( 8 )
The Ballards of Bratton House
Author: Morrison, Jean
Bratton Court House
Author: Morrison, Jean
Bratton fire brigade
Author: White, Kathleen
Bratton Silver Band
Author: White, Kathleen; Perry, Pauline
Bratton woollen mills
Author: Morrison, Jean
Emm’s farm
Author: Hamilton-Wilkes, John
Grange farm
Author: Morrison, Jean
Murders, mysteries and sudden deaths
Author: White, Kathleen
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – History – Periodicals ( 1 )
Journal (Bratton History Association)
Author: Bratton History Association
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Land and property ( 1 )
Minute book and miscellaneous nonconformist records, 1753-1894
Author: Bratton Chapel (Wiltshire : Baptist)
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Manor court roll in Bratton, Wiltshire, 1664
Author: Manor of Bratton. Court (Wiltshire)
England, Wiltshire, Bratton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments in Bratton, Wiltshire 1773-1884
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Wiltshire)
FamilySearch Historical Records
Administration
- County: Wiltshire
- Civil Registration District: Westbury
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of Salisbury
- Diocese: Salisbury
- Rural Deanery: Wylye
- Poor Law Union: Westbury and Whorwellsdown
- Hundred: Westbury (Wiltshire)
- Province: Canterbury
