South Cerney

[bristolloggerheads]

Does anyone know which Parish this village comes under?

[Peter Goodey]

Does anyone know which Parish this village comes under?
South Cerney! ;)

See GenUKI. It's an ancient parish.

[Mutley]

Try this link
South Cerney - Charming Cotswold village near Cirencester in Gloucestershire
http://www.southcerney.com/

regards

[bristolloggerheads]

Doesn't appear to be listed in the 17 volumes of transcribed parish registers in Bristol Library - that's why I thought it might come under somewhere else.

[Andrew Mead]

Why should it appear in the Bristol library? It's in the Gloucester Diocese, so will be held at Gloucester Record Office. Here's your chance to transcribe it and give a copy to Bristol Library.

[bristolloggerheads]

Because north Bristol (including the library) used to be in Gloucestershire they probably think keeping the set of Gloucestershire parish records is fairly reasonable.

[Andrew Mead]

Bristol has been a City and County in it's own right for over 600 years, so has not been in Gloucestershire for that time. It was 'conveniently' lumped in with Gloucestershire for various administration purposes, but was not part of the County.

[bristolloggerheads]

The signs don't look that old! I live in St. George and that was in Gloucestershire in Victorian times!

[blue eyes]

Highlighted gazetteer entry
In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bristol like this:

"Bristol, city, mun. and parl. bor., seaport, and co. of itself, chiefly in Gloucestershire but partly in Somerset, at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Frome, 6 miles from the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth and 120 miles W. of London by rail, the port being 29 miles from Cardiff, 70 from Swansea. 245 from Dublin, 255 from Cork, and 325 from Liverpool; mun. bor., 4632 ac., pop. 206,874; parl. bor., pop. 253,906. Bristol is built on a number of eminences, and has a fine appearance. It contains important institutions, religious, educational, and charitable. It has several fine churches, notably the Cathedral (1142-1160), and the church of St Mary Redcliffe. It includes the suburbs of Clifton, Redland, and Cotham. At Clifton Down a magnificent suspension bridge spans the river Avon, having an elevation of 245 ft. above high-water mark. From an early date B. has been a sealport of great importance, its position being very favourable to commerce. In the reign of Henry II. it carried on trade with the N. of Europe, and between 1239 and 1247 there was occasion for enlarging and improving the accommodation for the shipping. There are now extensive docks, not only within the city itself, but also at Avonmouth on the N. side of the mouth of the river, and at Portishead on the S. side; both these harbours being in direct communication with the city by railway. The coasting trade is of great magnitude, steamers plying regularly between B. and Cardiff, Swansea, London, Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, and Glasgow; while the foreign trade extends to nearly all parts of the world. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) B. has mfrs. of glass, soap, and earthenware; shipbuilding, tanning, and sugar-refining; and extensive chemical and engineering works. Bristol returns 4 members to Parliament -- 4 divisions, viz., West, North, East, and South, 1 member for each division: thtitutions, religious, educational, and charitable. It has several fine churches, notably the Cathedral (1142-1160), and the church of St Mary Redcliffe. It includes the suburbs of Clifton, Redland, and Cotham. At Clifton Down a magnificent suspension bridge spans the river Avon, having an elevation of 245 ft. above high-water mark. From an early date B. has been a sealport of great importance, its position being very favourable to commerce. In the reign of Henry II. it carried on trade with the N. of Europe, and between 1239 and 1247 there was occasion for enlarging and improving the accommodation for the shipping. There are now extensive docks, not only within the city itself, but also at Avonmouth on the N. side of the mouth of the river, and at Portishead on the S. side; both these harbours being in direct communication with the city by railway. The coasting trade is of great magnitude, steamers plying regularly between B. and Cardiff, Swansea, London, Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, and Glasgow; while the foreign trade extends to nearly all parts of the world. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) B. has mfrs. of glass, soap, and earthenware; shipbuilding, tanning, and sugar-refining; and extensive chemical and engineering works. Bristol returns 4 members to Parliament -- 4 divisions, viz., West, North, East, and South, 1 member for each division: thtitutions, religious, educational, and charitable. It has several fine churches, notably the Cathedral (1142-1160), and the church of St Mary Redcliffe. It includes the suburbs of Clifton, Redland, and Cotham. At Clifton Down a magnificent suspension bridge spans the river Avon, having an elevation of 245 ft. above high-water mark. From an early date B. has been a sealport of great importance, its position being very favourable to commerce. In the reign of Henry II. it carried on trade with the N. of Europe, and between 1239 and 1247 there was occasion for enlarging and improving the accommodation for the shipping. There are now extensive docks, not only within the city itself, but also at Avonmouth on the N. side of the mouth of the river, and at Portishead on the S. side; both these harbours being in direct communication with the city by railway. The coasting trade is of great magnitude, steamers plying regularly between B. and Cardiff, Swansea, London, Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, and Glasgow; while the foreign trade extends to nearly all parts of the world. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) B. has mfrs. of glass, soap, and earthenware; shipbuilding, tanning, and sugar-refining; and extensive chemical and engineering works. Bristol returns 4 members to Parliament -- 4 divisions, viz., West, North, East, and South, 1 member for each division: the parl. limits were extended in 1885 so as to include the local government districts of St George, Horfield, and Stapleton, and an additional part of the par. of Bedminster. It returned 2 members till 1885."