Wiltshire Parish Churches
St. Thomas a Becket, Coulston
Category Archives: Wiltshire
Bromham Church Photographs
Bishopstone Church Photographs
Rowde Chyd
Churchyard Surveys
St. Matthew, Rowde, Wiltshire
Transcribed about 50% of the existing and readable memorials. Click here
Ramsbury Chyd
Churchyard Surveys
Holy Cross, Ramsbury, Wiltshire
This is a large churchyard with many of the 18th century headstones covered with lichen
Only a quick visit so not many surveyed, July 2009 and again in 2015 Click here
Potterne Cemetery
Churchyard Surveys
Potterne Cemetery, Wiltshire
Located in Brownleaze Lane, off Blackberry Lane
Transcription and other useful bits; Click here
Transcribed existing and readable gravestones on the left side of path May 2009, started right side 2012 and finished the survey 2018
Liddington Chyd
Churchyard Surveys
All Saints, Liddington, Wiltshire
Transcribed all existing and readable gravestones around the vinicity of the church 2008, 2015 (unfortunately, there are a number of lichen covered headstones, which are unreadable)
To complete the modern area, west of the church
An unfinished memorial survey Click here
Three Pope headstones found but only two are clear enough for photographed (at this time they do not appear related to my descendents)
(Edwin Pope 1873)
Little Hinton Cemy
Churchyard Surveys
Little Hinton Cemetery, Wiltshire
The village is also known as Hinton Parva. The Cemetery of this village opened in 1876
Charlotte Pope, died 17 Feb 1877, interred on 24 Feb 1877
Headstone location and other useful bits click here
Cemetery Burial Register 1877 – 1915
Little Hinton Chyd
Churchyard Surveys
St Swithuns, Little Hinton, Wiltshire
One of the few Churches named after this Saint
The village is also known as Hinton Parva
Transcribed existing and readable gravestones 2008 & updated 2015
Headstone location and other useful bits click here
Memorials inside St. Swithun’s click here
Marriage transcriptions 1605 – 1840
There appears to be only two Pope gravestone still in existence
John 1735 / Mary Pope 1735 and Robert Pope 1715 (discovered by local archivist August 2014)
Bishopstone Chyd
Churchyard Surveys
St Mary The Virgin, Bishopstone, Wilts
Transcribed existing and readable gravestones 2008, 2009 and 2015
Headstone locations and other useful bits Click here
This stone (head or footstone) was dug up in a Bishopstone garden (2009).
It would appear to be the initials of Abraham Edmonds who died 1803.
Photograph kindly supplied by Mogs Boon, local archivist. © 2009
Bishopstone St. Mary, North porch path grave markers
North Door Pathway
There are markers to the east and west of the path. For details Click here
East grave marker images refer to this gallery
West grave marker images refer to this gallery
There are a number of Pope ancestors who have been buried in the churchyard. Images of the grave markers found.
 J P 1795 | |
 Mary 1816, John 1818 ,Rebecca Pope 1857 |  J.P. 1818, M.P. 1816, R.P. 1857 |
 Susanna Pope 1844 |