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Upwey [or Upway] is at the source of the Rivey Wey in a valley situated above Weymouth. The water source became famous as a wishing well and was very popular in Victorian times when visitors could alight from the train at the Upwey Wishing Well Halt. The church of St Lawrence dates from around 1490. There was a Wesleyan chapel built in the 19th century and a National School was erected in 1840. The population in 1891 was 752 persons. |
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Broadwey [or Broadway] is so called because it is situated where the River Wey broadens out below Upwey. The ancient parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas. There was also a Wesleyan Chapel erected in 1839 and a Temperance Hall in 1879, the latter having reading and coffee rooms attached. The parish school dates from 1871. Little Moor is a hamlet within the parish and Nottington hamlet is partly in Buckland Ripers. The land area is 1029 acres [compared to Upway 1785 acres] and the 1891 population was 774 |
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Maureen has only just started as OPC for Upwey so resources available
at present are limited and will be put on site on this combined page. If
you need to contact her please put 'OPC Upwey/Broadwey'
as the subject line |
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| Census | Broadwey.
1841, 1851,
1861,
1871,
1881,
1891 &
1901 on line Upwey. 1841, 1851, 1861 1871, 1881, 1891 & 1901 on line |
| Parish Registers |
The parish
registers date from :- |
| Upwey Wishing Well | Extracts from early books mentioning the Wishing Well |
| Directories | Broadwey
1844,
1851, 1855 & 1859 Directory Upwey 1844 & 1851 Directory |
| Maps | The 1891 ordnance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Upway/Upwey or Broadwey/Broadway' under place search. |
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For modern
location maps visit:- For a 1920's map of the area click on the thumbnail on the left |
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Pictures from old postcards |
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| Two views of Stottingway Street with the daily mil delivery, probably 1910-1920? | |
