Bradford Abbas

Bradford Abbas is a village and a parish on the Somerset border and to the west of the parish and market town of Sherborne. The parish of Over Compton lies to the north and Clifton Maybank to the south. The church of St Mary is an ancient structure in the Perpendicular style with a chancel, nave of four bays, aisles and south porch. The embattled west tower has pinnacles and a peal of 6 bells. The entire roof of the church was renewed in 1890. In 1906 the tower and floor of the church were restored and in 1913 the north chantry was added. 

The church registers date from 1579. In the 19th century there used to be two foundation schools which were built in 1856. Wyke is a small village in the parish 1 mile east. The land area of the parish is 1216 acres and the chief crops were oats, wheat and barley. The population in 1861 was 585, 1871 -  578, 1891 -  523 and in 1931 the population was 308 in the civil parish and 534 in the ecclesiastical parish, having absorbed Clifton Maybank at the end of the 19th century. 

   
The Online Parish Clerk (OPC) for Bradford Abbas is Caryl Parsons
  
Resources are available for look-up by contacting me. There are also some transcriptions on this site and more will be added.  The list below represents the main transcriptions I have, there may well be other smaller items not listed, so it is always worth contacting me. I am familiar with the village and surrounding area.
Please place the words 'OPC Bradford Abbas' as your subject for e-mails.
I will be building resources over the coming months so don't forget to come back regularly for the latest additions.