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Bradpole |
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Bradpole |
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 Old postcard of Bradpole showing the Vicarage and the Forster Institute |
Bradpole is a parish partly within the borough of Bridport and 5 miles south from Beaminster. The church of the Holy Trinity is in the Early English style and consists of a chancel, nave, north aisle, tower & spire. There is no manor. The workhouse for Bridport Union is within this parish. The chief crops are wheat, oats and grass. The population in 1871 was 1,549. There is a National School. Details extracted from the 1880 Kelly's Directory. |
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The OPC for Bradpole is Colin Barrett
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| Census | Kindly transcribed for the OPC Project: 1841 Census - District 8 1841 Census - District 9 1851 Census - District 2 1851 Census - District 3 1871 Census - District 3 [John Ridout] 1871 Census - District 4 [John Ridout] |
| Parish Registers | The
parish registers date from 1695 Bishop's Transcripts are available from 1731 Kindly transcribed for the OPC Project Marriages 1695 to 1812 |
| Directorys | Extracts from Directories 1865 & 1880 |
| Maps | The 1891 Ordnance Survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Bradpole' under place search. |
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For modern
location maps visit:-
For a 1920's map of the area click on the thumbnail opposite |