Bradford Peverell |
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Bradford Peverell is a parish and a
small village situated in the valley of the River Frome just 3 miles
north west from Dorchester. The church of St Mary is situated in the
middle of the village and the elegant spire serves as a clear landmark.
It was largely rebuilt in 1850, although there is some old glass in the
chancel windows, some of it from New College, Oxford. There are
memorials to the Middleton family.
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There are 2,700 acres and the soil is
mainly chalk and gravel with the chief crop being corn. In 1871 the
population was 405 employed chiefly in agriculture. Muckleford is a
hamlet in the parish and Penn Hill is noted for its prehistoric
barrows. There is no Post Office but there is a National School and Mrs
Edith Miles is the schoolmistress. |
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Census | 1841
Census transcribed [Tony Cake] 1851 Census transcribed [John Ridout] 1861 Census transcribed [Royston Clarke] 1871 Census transcribed [Christel Muncaster] |
Parish Registers |
The parish registers date
from 1653 There are Bishops Transcripts from 1731 |
Postal Directories | Extract from Harrods 1865 Directory and names from the 1880 Kelly's Directory |
Photographs |
Photographs of the Church
and Village Photographs of Memorials and Plaques at St Mary's Church [Jan Hibberd] |
Monumental Inscriptions | A list of names on Headstones & Tombs in the burial ground |
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Maps | The 1891 ordinance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Bradford Peverell' under place search. |
For a 1920s map of the area click on the thumbnail on the left. | |
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Records held at the Dorset History Centre [Ref PE-BRP] |
Registers Christenings 1653-1883. Marriages 1653-1712, 1721-1726, 1732-1810, 1815-1982. Burials 1654-1680, 1697-1992. |
Registration District
(for the purpose of civil registration births, marriages, deaths & civil partnerships) |
1 Jul 1837-30 Jun 1949:
Dorchester 1 Jul 1949-31 Mar 1997: Weymouth 1 Apr 1997-30 Sep 2001: South Dorset 1 Oct 2001-17 Oct 2005: South & West Dorset |
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