Sopworth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coordinates: 51°34′30″N 2°15′05″W / 51.575°N 02.2513°W / 51.575; -02.2513
Sopworth
Sopworth

 Sopworth shown within Wiltshire
OS grid reference ST828863
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Ceremonial county Wiltshire
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district SN14
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance Great Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament North Wiltshire
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire

Sopworth is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the county's border with South Gloucestershire.

The poet Thomas Yalden (1870-1736) was briefly rector of the parish.[1]

The parish registers survive in the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre for christenings (1697-1991), marriages (1698-1992), and burials (1697-1992).[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Yalden, Thomas (1870-1736), poet', in Dictionary of National Biography.
  2. ↑ Sopworth at genuki.org.uk


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.