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Motcombe |
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Motcombe |
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Motcombe is a large scattered parish 2 miles north from Shaftesbury. As early as the 19th century the parish was described as being well supplied with water, the source of which is a spring rising on the hills close to Cowherds Shute. The area is noted for numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured; it was also a great cheesemaking area and market gardening, dairy farming and brick making were also carried on. Motcombe House is a handsome red brick structure in the Tudor style. |
| The church of St Mary was rebuilt in 1846 and seats nearly 400 people. The registers date from 1676. At Enmore Green the church of St John the Evangelist was erected in 1843, it is in the Norman style and seats 300 persons. There was a Wesleyan and a Primitive Methodist chapel in Motcombe and a Primitive Methodist chapel and Life Boat Mission at Enmore Green. The population of the parish in 1891 was 1309 persons and the area is 4837 acres |
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The Online Parish Clerk (OPC) for Motcombe is Jan Genge Kennedy |
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| Census | The following have been transcribed so far:- 1841, 1851, 1861 1871 & 1891 |
| Parish Registers |
Baptisms 1675-1752,
1753-1812, 1813-1835,
1836-1875 Marriages 1672-1836, 1737-1875 Burials 1676-1744, 1745-1812 Enmore Green Baptisms 1843-1875 Enmore Green Marriages 1863-1875 Enmore Green Burials 1843-1875 |
| Postal Directories | On line are transcriptions of Directories 1851, 1865, 1895 & 1935 |
| Monumental Inscriptions | A list of
names of persons commemorated on Burial
Monuments at St Mary's A list of names of persons commemorated on Burial Monuments at Enmore Green |
| Land Tax & Land Owners | Owners of Land 1873 |
Other Records |
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| Maps | The 1891 ordinance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Motcombe' under place search. |
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location maps visit:- |
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