Archive Enquiries

Are you researching a relative whom you believe might be buried in Axbridge, Shipham or Rowberrow churchyards?

Our registers of burials in St. John the Baptist churchyard date from 1899. We also hold a record of all existing headstones (1493-2006).  

Registers before 1899 are held by Somerset Archive and Records Service (see below for contact details).  We do not hold local copies.

There is also a Town Cemetery with more recent plots as the churchyard is now closed for burials.

For specific enquiries, contact the following:

• Churchyards 
  Please send details of names, as fully as possible, and date of death, along with which churchyard, to: 
  Archive Enquiries, The Church Office, Church Steps, The Square, Axbridge, Somerset, BS26 2AP.
  Note that the parish does not have an archivist and we respond to requests on a 'best efforts' basis.  Please include an A5 postage paid envelope with your request.
   
• Axbridge Cemetery
  Please contact: 
  Mrs. Vicky Brice, Town Council Clerk
  www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk
   
• Somerset Archives & Records Service
  Please contact: 
  www.somerset.gov.uk/archives 
  Phone 01823 278805