ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 



In 1535 the rural deanery of Bitton had been absorbed into that of Hawkesbury, 1 but there 

 were no other changes.* 



In 1541 the bishopric of Gloucester was created, and the bounds of the diocese became those 

 of the county. Thus the jurisdiction of the archbishop of York over the peculiar of St. Oswald 

 was abrogated, the rural deanery of the Forest and the parishes in the deaneries of Ross and Irchin- 

 field were taken from the diocese of Hereford, but remained in the archdeaconry of Hereford.* In 

 1542 the bishopric of Bristol was created, and the city and rural deanery of Bristol were taken out 

 of the diocese of Gloucester. 4 



In 1836 the sees of Gloucester and Bristol were united as the bishopric of Gloucester and 

 Bristol, and the archdeaconry of Bristol was constituted, the rural deaneries of Bristol, Ciren- 

 cester, Fairford, and Hawkesbury being taken out of the archdeaconry of Gloucester.' The 

 deanery of the Forest was transferred from the archdeaconry of Hereford to the archdeaconry of 

 Gloucester.* 



In 1882 the archdeaconry of Cirencester was constituted to include the six rural deaneries of 

 Campden, Stow, Northleach north and south, Fairford, and Cirencester. 7 



In 1897 the diocese of Bristol was created, and the rural deaneries of Bristol, Stapleton, and 

 Bitton were taken out of the diocese of Gloucester.* 



At the present time (1906) the list of parishes under the deaneries is as follows : 



THE DEANERY OF GLOUCESTER : containing the forty-four parishes of Arlingham, Ashleworth, 

 Barnwood, Brockworth, Brookthorpe with Whaddon, Churchdown, Edge, Elmore, 

 Framilode, Fretherne, All Saints Gloucester, St. Aldate Gloucester, St. Catherine 

 Gloucester, Christchurch Gloucester, St. Mark Gloucester, St. John the Baptist 

 Gloucester, St. James Gloucester, St. Mary de Crypt with All Saints and St. Owen 

 Gloucester, St. Mary de Lode with Trinity Gloucester, St. Michael with St. Mary de 

 Grace Gloucester, St. Paul Gloucester, St. Luke Gloucester, St. Nicholas Gloucester, 

 Mariners' Church Gloucester, Harescombe with Pitchcombe, Haresfield, Hartpury, 

 Hempstead, Hucclecote, Lassington, Longney, Maisemore, Matson, Moreton Valence, 

 Norton, Quedgeley, Randwick, Sandhurst, Saul, Standish with Hardwicke, Twigworth, 

 Upton St. Leonard, Wheatenhurst (or Whitminster), Great Witcomb. 



THE DEANERY OF DURSLEY : containing the twenty-two parishes of Berkeley with Purton Wick, 

 Breadstone, Sharpness and Newport Church, Beverstone, Cam, St. Bartholomew, Lower Cam, 

 Coaley, Dursley with St Mark's Chapel, Falfield, Frampton-on-Severn, Hill, Kingswood, 

 Lasborough with Weston Birt, Newington Bagpath with Kingscote, North Nibley with 

 Ridge Chapel, Oldbury-on-Severn, Ozleworth, Rockhampton, Slimbridge, Stinchcombe, 

 Stone, Thornbury, Uley with Owlpen, Wotton-under-Edge. 



THE DEANERY OF THE FOREST, NORTH : containing the twenty-four parishes of Awre, Blaisdon, 

 Blakeney, Bromsberrow, Churcham with Bulley Chapel, Dymock, Flaxley, Gorsley with 

 Clifford's Mesne, Highnam, Huntley, Kempley, Lea, Longhope, Minsterworth, Newent, 

 Newnham, Oxenhall, Pauntley, Preston, Rudford, Taynton, Tibberton, Upleadon, VVestbury- 

 on-Severn. 



THE DEANERY OF THE FOREST, SOUTH : containing the twenty-four parishes of Abenhall, 

 Beachley, English Bicknor, Bream, St. Briavels, Clearwell, Coleford, All Saints Viney Hill 

 Forest of Dean, Christchurch Forest of Dean, Holy Trinity Forest of Dean, St. John 

 (Cinderford) Forest of Dean, St. Stephen (Cinderford) Forest of Dean, Woodside Forest of 

 Dean, Hewelsfield, Littledean, Lydbrook, Lydney with Aylburton, Mitcheldean, Newland 

 with Redbrook, Parkend, Ruardean, Staunton, Tidenham with St. Luke's Chapel at Tutshill, 

 Woolastone with Alvington Chapel and Lancaut Chapel. 



THE DEANERY OF BISLEY : containing the seventeen parishes of Bisley, Brimpsfield, Bussage, 

 Chalford, Cranham, Edgeworth, Elkstone, France-Lynch, Miserden, Oakridge, Painswick, 

 Sapperton with Frampton Mansel, Shepscombe, Slad with Uplands, Stroud, Holy Trinity 

 Stroud, Syde, Whiteshill, Winstone. 



THE DEANERY OF STONEHOUSE : containing the twenty parishes of Amberley, Avening, Brims- 

 combe, Cainscross, Cherrington, Eastington, Frocester, Horsley with Chavenage, Leonard 



1 Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), ii, 491, 492. 



' The peculiar jurisdiction of Bibury (Ibid, ii, 452), had long been exempt from the risitation of the 



archdeacon. Thomas, Survey of Worcester, App. 14. The peculiar jurisdiction of Blocklcy contained those 

 parishes which were in the deanery of Blocldey. 



* Rymer, FoeJera, xiv, 724. ' Ibid. 748. 



' LonJ. Gar.. 1836, pp. 1734-5. * Ib'd- P- '737- 



' Ibid. 1882, p. 6242. * Ibid. 1897, p. 3787. 



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