Life in an English village, an economic and historical survey of the parish of Corsley in Wiltshire . ch of the late parish church, which was inthe possession of the late Mr. Moses West, showsa picturesque little building ; and now that thepopulation has again dwindled, while two additionalchurches have been erected in or near the parish,one cannot help wishing that some other means hadbeen found to provide accommodation for the worshipof the population, whose number reached its maxi-mum about the time this resolution was passed. Itwas, however, during the following years carriedinto effect, a
Life in an English village, an economic and historical survey of the parish of Corsley in Wiltshire . ch of the late parish church, which was inthe possession of the late Mr. Moses West, showsa picturesque little building ; and now that thepopulation has again dwindled, while two additionalchurches have been erected in or near the parish,one cannot help wishing that some other means hadbeen found to provide accommodation for the worshipof the population, whose number reached its maxi-mum about the time this resolution was passed. Itwas, however, during the following years carriedinto effect, and the present inartistic building wasraised in the place of the pretty old parish churchwhich formerly stood on its site. While the work of destruction and building werein progress, services appear to have been held in;Mr. John Balls malthouse, which was rented by thechurchwardens for the purpose. A new vestry-room was also erected. The votesat vestry were at this time distributed as follows :John Ball and Mrs. Barton each six votes, the Mar- 1 MS. Corsley Churchwardens Accounts, March 31, *. ? \ /
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