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This information is from the book 'Wiltshire Collections' by John Aubrey and John Jackson, published by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society* in 1862.   A copy of the book is available on CD -   Book info       CD info

The Bremilham (or Bremelham) entry has no text written by John Aubrey, just these notes by John Jackson.


Page 208

Bremelham, alias Cowage (formerly Colkidge,) near Malmesbury.   Britton (Beauties of Wilts. III. 132.) is wrong in saying that this small parish belonged to the Lords Molines and that from them it passed to the family of Hungerford.   He appears to have confounded this name with another somewhat similar, viz., Bremelshaw, near Salisbury, which was a Hungerford estate.   Bremelham belonged in A.D. 1200, to the Daunteseys of Dauntesey: by whom heiress Joan (1420) it passed to Sir John Stradling: was held for life, 1439, by John Dewale third husband of the said heiress, and also, 1465 for life, by William Lygon husband of another Lady Stradling.   By Anne the heiress of the Stradlings it came to Sir John Danvers with the Dauntesey property. In 1654 part of the Danvers estates had vested by descent in Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley, one of whose two coheirs, Anne, married Thomas fifth Baron Wharton.   Bremelham was part of her share.   In 1760 the Rushout family were owners, and the church is still in their gift.   The Manor now belongs to Mr. Holford of Weston Birt.   The Parish Registers before 1813 are lost.


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