Iwerne Courtney
Also known locally as Shroton
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Iwerne CourtneyAlso known locally as Shroton |
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Iwerne Courtney known locally as Shroton is situated in a valley just off the Blandford to Shaftesbury road. It is first mentioned in the Doomsday book as just 'Werne' by the mid 13th Century the Courtney affix had appeared though spelt Curtney as that time. The Coutney family, Earls of Devon held the Manor from the early 13th Century. The other, locally used name of Shroton derives from the Old English scir-refa & tun meaning 'the sheriff's estate', at the time of Doomsday the manor belonged to Baldwin of Exeter, sheriff of Devon. The registers date from 1563. |
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| Parish Registers | Baptisms 1731-1812, 1813-1844 by Janet Courtney Marriages 1813-1912 by Richard Travell |
| Postal Directories | Harrod's Directory 1865 |
| Other Records | Rectors 1295-1986 by Dorinda Miles |
| Photographs | Photographs by Dorinda Miles Memorials by Dorinda Miles Further Photographs by Julie Beowning |
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| Maps | The 1891
ordnance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Turnworth' under place search.For
modern location maps visit:-
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