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PR178 - Leigh All Saints

Level	Collection
Title	Leigh All Saints
Description	Records of the parish of Leigh. Originally a chapelry of Ashton Keynes, the parish became a separate civil parish in 1884. The benefice remained united, but with separate Parochial Church Councils. Leigh is now part of the Upper Thames group with Ashton Keynes and others. Some records from this parish can be found among the Ashton Keynes collection as that was the main church of the benefice. The original church, now called All Saints Chancel, still exists. It was made redundant in 1978 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The new church was built on a new site from parts of the old church in 1896.
Place Name	/Leigh/Ashston Keynes/Wiltshire
Administrative History	Before 1894 parishes had responsibility for both civil and ecclesiastical matters having taken on greater responsibility for civil functions previously under the jurisdiction of manors. In 1894 the Local Government Act reformed local government and created civil parish councils which took over responsibility for the secular duties of the parish. Responsibility as the formal administrative unit responsible for relief of the poor lay with the parish following the 1601 Poor Relief Act. The next most significant change in poor relief was the 1834 Poor Law amendment Act which formed Poor Law Unions from groups of parishes managed by an elected Board of Guardians. For records of Poor Law Unions see catalogues H1-19) Powers were then transferred to local councils following acts of 1926, 1927 and 1929. Note than some post-1894 material now falling under the responsibility of civil parish councils may appear within parish collections (the relevant parish council collection makes note of this where instances occur).

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