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Batcombe |
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Batcombe is a parish and a small straggling village 12 miles north west of Dorchester. The church of St Mary is on an ancient site, with a Saxon inscription and early Norman font there has probably been a church here from the 11th century. The register only dates from 1813, it is presumed earlier registers have been lost. The Minterne family was for a long time the Lords of the Manor and Newlands Farm was the Manor House between the 16th and 18th centuries. The parish covers 1109 acres and population has always been low, 227 in 1859, 123 in 1891 and 54 adults in 2002 |
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The Online Parish Clerk
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for Batcombe is |
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| Census | The 1841 & 1861 census is on site. The 1851 and 1881 are being transcribed. |
| Parish Registers | The
Bishop's Transcripts are on line, any donations of complete years from
the parish registers would be very welcome. Baptisms 1731-1879 Marriages 1732-1867 Burials 1731-1879 |
| Postal Directories | Postal and Trade Directory extracts from 1848 to 1895 |
| Photographs | Seven more Photographs of the church and the landscape are available. |
| Monumental Inscriptions | An index of names appearing on the Burial Monuments is on site. |
| War Memorial | A transcription of the War Memorial in the church |
| Protestation Returns | A transcription of the Protestation Return of 1841 |
| Maps | The 1891 ordnance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Batcombe' under place search. |
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For modern
location maps visit:- For a 1920's map of the area click on the thumbnail opposite [174kb] |
