Which parish would Westrop Wiltshire be considered

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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 911 Send Message	gemqueen	Report	6 Oct 2008 11:46
	Thank you for the replies. Di
	Researching: Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	5 Oct 2008 18:29
	You can look it up in: A Topographical Dictionary of England - 1848 - Samuel Lewis (editor) http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	5 Oct 2008 18:25
	From Google:- Westrop WESTROP, a tything, in the parish of Highworth, union of Highworth and Swindon, hundred of Highworth, Cricklade, and Staple, Swindon and N. divisions of Wilts; with 917 inhabitants. Kath. x
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 911 Send Message	gemqueen	Report	5 Oct 2008 17:50
	I think I may have found a ladder to climb my brick wall at long last. I need to find out what parish Westrop belongs to then I may be able to find my 4x great grandfather's birth details. Many thanks Di
	Researching: Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)