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Athelhampton |
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Athelhampton |
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 Athelhampton church |
A parish on the River piddle 6 miles North-east of Dorchester. The parish church of St Johns was built in 1862 and designed by a Dorchester architect named Hicks who at the time had Thomas Hardy in his employment. The church was made redundant by the Church of England in 1975 and is now Greek Orthodox. In the Doomsday book (1086) the manor is listed as Pidele, it's not until the 13th Century that Athelamston, a form of the modern name comes into use. By the 16th Century the name Adminston was in popular use, a name which can still be found in the parish in the small hamlet of South Adminston. |
Athelhampton House is one of the oldest in the county, the present house being built towards the end of the 15th Century by Sir William Martyn and further improved in the 16th Century by Robert Martyn who added the West wing and a gatehouse. Athelhampton is well known not just for its manor house but also the extensive laid out gardens. |
 Old postcard of Athelhampton House |
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| Census | Transcription
of the 1841 Census by Mari
Viertal Transcription of the 1861 Census by Mari Viertal |
| Parish Registers | Transcription of Baptisms 1733 - 1855 by Terry Pine Transcription of Marriages 1744 - 1845 by Terry Pine Transcription of Burials 1732 - 1879 by Terry Pine |
| Postal Directories | Extracts from Trade Directory's by Glenda Lightowler |
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| Useful Links | Athelhampton House |
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| Maps | The 1891 ordnance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Athelhampton' under place searchFor modern location maps visit:- www.multimap.com |