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The Bishopric of Gloucester, at present united with that of Bristol
under the same episcopate, is one of the six new Sees founded in the
year 15+1, during the reign of King Henry VIII. Previously to that
date the district formed part of the Diocese of Worcester. By the
charter of foundation of the Bishopric of Gloucester it was ordained
that the new See should consist of the city and whole county of
Gloucester, but at some subsequent period certain Gloucestershire
parishes were added to the Bristol Deanery, and are now considered
part of the Bishopric of Bristol. These parishes are :—
Almondsbury.
Clifton.
Compton.
Elberton.
Filton.
Henbury.
Horfield.
Littleton.
Mangotsfield.
Olveston and
Alveston.
St. Georges
Stapleton.
Stoke Gifford.
Westbury.
Winterbourn.
These parishes, excepting Clifton, form the Deanery of Stapleton.
The Deanery of Bristol at present consists of Abbot’s Leigh, Bedminster,
Bishopsworth, the City of Bristol, and Clifton. Consequently, with some
stray exceptions, no Wills from any of these parishes are to be found in
this Calendar. In all the Diocese of Gloucester comprehends about 307
ancient parishes.
There are within this Diocese five “ Peculiars,” viz.:—
1. Bibury is a “peculiar,” the privileges of which evidently originate
in the fact that the manor ...
A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester : With an Appendix of Dispersed Wills and Wills Proved in the Peculiar Courts of Bibury and Bishops Cleave
