Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Ampney Crucis. You may be able to find further references to Ampney Crucis in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
AMPNEY-CRUCIS a parish Imperial
Ampney Crucis, St Mary, and St Peter 3 parishes Bartholomew

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Ampney Crucis.

Place Type of entry Source
Alcott-End hamlet Bartholomew
Hilcott End tithing Bartholomew
HILCOTT-END a tything Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Barnsley 0 2
Ampney St Mary 0 1
Preston 0 2
Harnhill 0 2
Ampney St Peter 0 1
Baunton 0 2
Crownthorne and Minety 0 2
Winson 1 2
Driffield 0 2
Poulton 0 2
Coln Rogers 0 2
Meysey Hampton 0 4
Bibury 0 2
Siddington 0 2
Stratton 0 2
Cirencester 40 5
North Cerney 0 3
South Cerney 0 3
Bagendon 0 2
Quenington 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Ampney Crucis. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
AMPNEY CRUCIS John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
AMPNEY CRUCIS ST MARY AND ST PETER John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

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