St John Burford Shropshire information

**Details about the church**
Field	Value
Other possible church names :	Burford Church
Other possible church names :	St John the Baptist
Denomination of the Church	Church of England
The Church Website	https://www.burfordchurch.org/
Number of transcriptions	4994
First year for a transcription	1558
Last year for a transcription	1898
Last date a transcription added	11 Oct 2021
Last date church information changed	11 Oct 2021
Notes about the Church	The church of St John the Baptist in Burford is a Grade 1 listed building that welcomes over 100,000 visitors each year, making it one of the top 10 visited churches in the country. Most of the building work was completed in the fifteenth century, including the addition of the spire. This was not without drama as ambition overcame caution and the whole tower started to move. Evidence of the shoring up process can be seen at the base of the tower and modern surveying techniques are employed to monitor any further movement. Modern adaptations include a small kitchen, toilet facilities and improved lighting, but little else had changed in the last 500 years.

**Number of records by decade**
Period Those periods with zero data may span several decades. The first may include pre 1530 records.	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Total
Transcribed by	Christine Francis	Christine Francis	Christine Francis	Christine Francis
1530–1549
1550–1559	7	3		10
1560–1569	91	21		112
1570–1579	23	5		28
1580–1589	38	2		40
1590–1599	67	18		85
1600–1609	123	32		155
1610–1619	112	23		135
1620–1629	114	17		131
1630–1639	165	24		189
1640–1649	138	25		163
1650–1659	110	12		122
1660–1669	132	29		161
1670–1679	178	24		202
1680–1689	192	43		235
1690–1699	140	30		170
1700–1709	140	34		174
1710–1719	97	48		145
1720–1729	139	46		185
1730–1739	132	47		179
1740–1749	137	50		187
1750–1759	140	58	27	225
1760–1769	190	71	90	351
1770–1779	186	77	78	341
1780–1789	226	84	84	394
1790–1799	203	72	107	382
1800–1809	187	50	104	341
1810–1819	76	18	35	129
1820–1889
1890–1899		21		21
1900–2029

Please note: due to different methods of record counting there may be discrepancies in the record totals on this page

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