Owermoigne
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Owermoigne
Trade Directory 1841
Private
Residents
Rev
John Robert CREE
Commercial
Jno
ADAMS, farmer
John
Morgan BEST, farmer, West Farm
Edward
FANCY, shopkeeper
Ann
GARLAND, grocery dealer
William
GRANT, shoemaker
Robert
HARDING, blacksmith
Abraham
HARTNELL, carpenter & farmer
Moses
LONGMAN, farmer
Thomas
MASTERS, farmer, South Down
Thomas
SANSOME, farmer
John
SHERREN, farmer, Galton
John
STRANGE, shoemaker
Owermayne,
or Moyne Ogres, a parish in the Liberty of Owermayne, and union of Weymouth,
situated about 6 miles south-east-by-east from Dorchester, 8 south-west
from Moreton station, and 9
north-east from Weymouth. The living is a rectory, value £300, formerly in the
diocese of Bristol, now in the diocese of Salisbury, patronage of John
Cree Esq. The present rector is the Rev. John Robert Cree. The church is a small
structure, with nave, chancel, and square embattled tower. A fair is held on
October 10th for cattle, horses and toys. The parish comprises about 4,500 acres
chiefly the property of J Cree Esq; the population, in 1841, was 416.
Private
Residents
Rev
John Robert CREE
Commercial
Jno
ADAMS, farmer
John
Morgan BEST, farmer, West Farm
Edward
FANCY, shopkeeper
William
GRANT, shoemaker
Robert
HARDING, blacksmith
Abraham
HARTNELL, farmer
Moses
LONGMAN, farmer
Thomas
MASTERS, farmer
Geo.
RICHARDS, farmer, South Down
John
SHERREN, farmer, Galton
Letters
are received through the Dorchester office.
OWERMOYNE,
or Owermoigne, or Ower Mayne, a parish and Liberty in the union of Weymouth,
situated about 6 miles south-east-by-east from Dorchester, about 2 1/2
south-west from Moreton station, and 9 north-east from Weymouth. The living is a
rectory, value £300, formerly in the diocese of
Bristol, now in the diocese of Salisbury, and patronage of the trustees
of John Cree Esq. The rector is the Rev. John Robert Cree. The church is a small
structure, with nave, chancel, and square embattled tower. A fair is held on
October 10th for cattle, horses and toys. The parish comprises about 4,500
acres, the population, in 1851, was 400.
GALTON
is a hamlet half a mile east; SKIPPET, 2 miles north; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet.
Among the barrows on the heath are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow. WATERCOMBE,
1 mile south, is an extra-parochial place, with 5 houses and 20 inhabitants.
GENTRY
CREE
Rev. John Robert [Rector]
SEYMOUR
Mr John, Heathfield Cottage
SHERREN
Mrs Margaret, Galton
TRADERS
ALLNER
James, farmer
BAKER
Mark, farmer
BEST
John Morgan, farmer, West Farm
COLEMAN
Charles, farmer
FANCY
Edward, shopkeeper
GRANT
William, shoemaker
HARDING
Robert, blacksmith
HARTNELL
Abraham, carpenter
LAVER
James, farmer
MASTERS
Thomas, farmer, South Down
SEYMOUR
William, miller
SHERREN
John, farmer, Galton
STURMEY
Joseph, dairyman
Post
Office - John
WALLIS, receiver. Letters through Dorchester arrive at 10 a.m. ;
dispatched
at 3 p.m.. The nearest money order office is at Dorchester.
Owermoigne
Trade Directory 1859
Owermoigne,
or Ower Moyne, or Ower Mayne, a parish and liberty in the union and county court
district of Weymouth, situated about 6 miles south-east-by-east from Dorchester,
about 2 ½ south-west from Moreton
station, and 9 north-east from Weymouth, diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of
Dorset and deanery of Dorchester. The
living is a rectory, value £300, with residence, in the patronage of the
trustees of , John Cree, Esq; the rector is the Rev Robert Cree.
The church is a small structure, with nave, chancel, and square embattled
tower. A fair is held here on October 10th for cattle, horses and toys.
The parish comprises about 4,500 acres; the population, in 1851, was 400.
Galton is a hamlet half a mile east; Skippet, 2 miles north; South
Down, a hamlet.. Among the barrows on the heaths are Lord's Barrow and
Mowlam's Barrow. Watercombe, 1 mile south, is an extra-parochial place,
with 5 houses and 20 inhabitants.
Private
Residents
Rev
John Robert CREE
Mr
John SEYMOUR, Heathfield Cottage
Commercial
James
ALLNER, farmer
John
Morgan BEST, farmer, West Farm
Joseph
COLEMAN, farmer
Edward
FANCY, shopkeeper
Robert
HARDING, blacksmith
Abraham
HARTNELL, carpenter
James
LAVER, farmer
Thomas
MASTERS, farmer, South Down
William
SEYMOUR, miller
Joseph
STURMEY, dairyman, Galton
Thomas
SYKES, farmer, Galton.
Post
Office - John
WALLIS, receiver. Letters through Dorchester arrive at 10 a.m.
dispatched
at 3 p.m.. The nearest money order office is at Dorchester
Owermoigne,
or Ower Moyne, or Ower Mayne, is a parish and liberty in the union and county
court district of Weymouth, situated about 6 miles south-east-by-east from
Dorchester, about 2 ½ south-west
from Moreton station, and 9 north-east from Weymouth.
The
living is a rectory, value £300, with residence; the Rev John Robert CREE, is
the incumbent. The church is a small edifice, with nave, chancel, and square
embattled tower. A fair is held here on October 10th for cattle, horses and
toys.
The
parish comprises 3,271 acres; the population, in 1861, was 420.
Galton
is a hamlet half a
mile east; Skippet, 2 miles north; South Down, a hamlet, Watercombe, 1 mile south, is an extra-parochial place,
with 5 houses and 20 inhabitants. 1 mile south, is an extra-parochial place,
with 37 inhabitants.
Postal
Regulations - John WALLIS, postmaster. Letters
through Dorchester arrive at 10 a.m., dispatched at 3 p.m.. The nearest money
order office and post town is at Dorchester.
Private
Residents
Rev
John Robert CREE
Mr
John SEYMOUR, Heathfield Cottage
Commercial
John
Morgan BEST, farmer, West Farm
Joseph
COLEMAN, farmer
Edward
FANCY, shopkeeper
Robert
HARDING, blacksmith
John
HARTNELL, carpenter
Thomas
MASTERS, farmer, South Down
William
SEYMOUR, miller
Joseph
STURMEY, dairyman, Galton
Thomas SYKES, farmer, Galton.
OWERMOIGNE
(or Ower Mayne) is a parish and liberty, in the petty sessional division of
South Blandford, union and county court district of Weymouth,
diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of Dorset,
and rural deanery of Dorchester,situated about 7 miles south-east-by-east from
Dorchester, about 2 1/2 south-west from Moreton station, and 9 north-east
from Weymouth. The church is a small structure, with nave, chancel, and square
embattled tower. The living is a
rectory, value £300, with
residence, in the patronage of the trustees of John Cree Esq., and held by the
Rev. John Robert Cree. A fair is
held here on October 11th for pigs and toys. The population in 1861 was420;
acreage, 3,271.
GALTON
is a hamlet, half a mile east; SKIPPET, 2 miles north; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet.
Among the barrows on the heath are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow. WATERCOMBE,
1 mile south, is an extra-parochial place, with 5 houses and 20 inhabitants.
Parish
Clerk, Robert
HARDING
CREE
Rev. John Robert [Rector]
SEYMOUR
Mr John, Heathfield Cottage
COMMERCIAL
BASCOMBE
Thomas, thatcher
BROWNJOHN
Joseph, farmer
CHICK
William, farmer. West Farm
COLEMAN
Joseph, farmer
FANCY
Edward, shopkeeper & farmer
HARDING
Robert, blacksmith
HARTNELL
John, carpenter
HOPKINS
Joseph George, farmer, Galton
LAVER
John, farmer
MASTERS
Thomas, farmer, South Down
NOTLEY
John, farmer
SANSOM
Thomas, farmer
SEYMOUR
William, miller
STURMEY
Joseph, dairyman Galton
Post
Office - John WALLIS, receiver. Letters through Dorchester arrive by
foot-post at 9.30 a.m.; dispatched
at 3.30 p.m.. The nearest money order office is at Dorchester.
OWERMOIGNE
is a parish and liberty, in the petty sessional division of South Blandford,
union and county court district of Weymouth, diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry
of Dorset, and rural deanery of Dorchester, situated about 7 miles
south-east-by-east from Dorchester, and about 2 ½ south-west from Moreton
station. The church is a small structure, with nave, chancel, and square
embattled tower. The register dates from 1689. The living is a rectory, yearly
value £300, with residence, in the gift of the trustees of John Cree Esq., and
held by the Rev. John Robert Cree, B.A.,
of Trinity College, Cambridge. Jones' charity of £37 yearly is for
distribution. The trustees of John
Cree, Esq., are lords of the manor, and principal landowners. The soil is
gravel; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats, turnips, and mangolds.
The area is 3,271 acres; gross estimated rental,
£2,978; rateable value, £2,652; the population in 1871 was 396.
GALTON
is a hamlet, half a mile east; SKIPPET, 2 miles north; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet, 3
miles
south.
Among the barrows on the heath are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow.
Parish
Clerk, Robert
HARDING
Letters
through Dorchester arrive by foot-post. The nearest money order office is at
Moreton.
CREE
Rev. John Robert B.A.[Rector]
SEYMOUR
Mr John, Heathfield Cottage
COMMERCIAL
BASCOMBE
Thomas, thatcher
BROWNJOHN
Joseph, farmer
CAKE
John, dairyman, Galton
COLEMAN
Joseph, farmer
ELLIS
George, dairyman
FANCY
Charles, shopkeeper
FANCY
Edward, farmer
HARDING
Robert & Wm., blacksmiths
HOPKINS
Joseph George, farmer, Galton
LAVER
John, farmer
LOCK
George, dairyman, Court dairy
MASTERS
Thomas, farmer, South Down
NOTLEY
John, farmer
SANSOM
Thomas, farmer
SEYMOUR
John, farmer
SEYMOUR
William, miller
TAYLOR
Benjamin, carpenter
TUCKER
James, farmer, West farm
OWERMOIGNE
is a parish and liberty, in the petty sessional division of South Blandford,
union and county court district of Weymouth, diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry
of Dorset, and rural deanery of Dorchester second portion, situated about 7
miles south-east-by-east from Dorchester , and about 2 1/2south-west from
Moreton station on the South Western railway. The church of St. Michael is a
small structure, with chancel, nave and square embattled tower.
The register dates from 1689. The living is a rectory, yearly value £360,
with residence, in the gift of the trustees of John Cree Esq. and held by the
Rev. John Robert Cree, B.A., of
Trinity College, Cambridge. Jones' charity of £37 yearly is for distribution.
The Rev.John Cree, B.A. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil
is gravel; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats, turnips, and
mangolds. The area is 3,271 acres; rateable
value, £2,652: the population in 1871 was 396.
GALTON
is a hamlet, half a mile east; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet, 3 miles south. Among the
barrows on the heath are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow.
Parish
Clerk, William
HARDING
Letters
through Dorchester arrive by foot-post. The nearest money order office is at
Moreton.
CREE
Rev. John Robert B.A.[Rector]
DANIELS
John, Heathfield Cottage
COMMERCIAL
BROWNJOHN
Joseph, farmer
COLEMAN Joseph, farmer
FANCY
Charles, shopkeeper
FANCY
Edward, farmer
GROVES
John, thatcher
HARDING
William, blacksmith
LAVER
John, farmer
LOCK
Thomas, dairyman, Court dairy
MASTERS
Thomas, farmer, South Down
SANSOM
Thomas, farmer
SEYMOUR
John, farmer
SEYMOUR
Margaret (Mrs), miller
TAYLOR
Benjamin, carpenter
TUCKER
James, farmer, West farm
WHITE
William, farmer
Kellys Directory of Wiltshire, Dorsetshire & Hampshire inc Isle of Wight 1885
OWERMOIGNE
is a parish and liberty, in the Southern division of the county, petty sessional
division of South Blandford, union and county court district of Weymouth, rural
deanery of Dorchester second portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of
Salisbury, situated about 7 miles south-east-by-east from Dorchester, and about
2 1/2 south from Moreton station on the South Western
railway. The church of St. Michael was rebuilt in 1883 in the Gothic style, at
the expense of the late Rev. John Robert Cree, and consists of chancel, nave and
square embattled tower, containing 3 bells (which is ancient, and the only
remains of the former edifice): the seats and pulpit are of pitched pine, and in the chancel is a stained window.
The register dates from the year 1689. The living is a rectory, yearly value £423,
including 40 acres of glebe with residence, in the gift of George John
Cree esq. and Miss Stone, and held since 1881 by the Rev. Henry Broadway Miles.
Jones' charity of £40 yearly is for distribution, arising from lands and
cottages left in 1635 by Adam Jones of Holworth. George John Cree is lord of the manor and
principal landowner. The soil is gravel; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are
wheat, oats, turnips, and mangolds. The area is 3,894 acres;
rateable value, £3,089; the population in 1881 was 423.
GALTON
is a hamlet, half a
mile south-east; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet, 3 miles south. Among the barrows on the
heaths are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow. By the Divided Parishes Act, a
detached part of Milton Abbas, known as Holworth, comprising 10 houses and 67
persons in 1881, was added to this parish for civil purposes only.
Parish
Clerk, William
HARDING
POST
& MONEY ORDER OFFICE - John Westmacott, receiver.
Letters
arrive through Dorchester, delivered 8.15a.m. & 9.20 a.m.; sundays,
dispatched at 3.30p.m.
&
10.20 a.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Moreton.
INSURANCE
AGENT - Royal
Exchange, E H Miles
SCHOOL
(mixed) erected by the late Rev. John Robert Cree in 1873 for 80 children;
average attendance, 60; Mrs Eleanor
Rees, mistress.
CREE
George john
MILES
Rev. Henry Broadway [Rector]
JAMES
Pople, Heathfield Cottage
COMMERCIAL
BEST
Frederick John, farmer
BROWNJOHN
William, farmer
COLEMAN
George farm baliff to John LAVER esq
COLEMAN
Joseph, farmer
DANIEL
Edmund, jobbing grdnr. Holly Cott
GROVES
John, thatcher
HARDING
Wm, blacksmith & parish clerk
LOCK
Thomas, dairyman, Court dairy
SAUNDERS
Chapman, farmer
STICKLAND
James, miller (water)
TAYLOR
Benjamin, carpenter
WESTMACOTT
John, shopkpr & post oiffice
WHITE
Henry, farmer, Galton farm
Kellys Directory of Dorsetshire 1889
OWERMOIGNE
is a parish and liberty, about 7 miles south-east-by-east from Dorchester, and 2
1/2 south from Moreton station on the London and South Western railway, in
the Southern division of the county, petty sessional division of South Blandford,
union and county court district of Weymouth, rural deanery of Dorchester
Weymouth portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of
St. Michael was rebuilt of stone in 1883 in the Gothic style, at the expense of
the late Rev. John Robert Cree, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and
square embattled western tower,
containing 3 bells (which is ancient, and the only remains of the former
edifice): the seats and pulpit are of pitched pine, and in the chancel is a
stained window: there are 160 sittings. The register dates from the year 1689.
The living is a rectory, gross yearly value £350,
including 40 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of George John
Cree esq. and Miss Stone, and held since 1881
by the Rev. Henry Broadway Miles. Jones' charity of £50 yearly is for
distribution, arising from lands and cottages left in 1635 by Adam Jones of
Holworth. George John Cree is lord of the manor and principal landowner.
The soil is gravel; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats,
turnips, and mangolds. The area is 3,892 acres;
rateable value, £3,040; the population in 1881 was 423.
By the Divided Parishes Act, a detached part of Milton abbas, known as Holworth, comprising 10 houses and 67 persons in 1881, was added to this parish for civil purposes only.
GALTON
is a hamlet, half a mile south-east; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet, 3 miles south. Among
the
barrows on the heaths are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow.
Parish
Clerk, William
HARDING
POST
OFFICE - John
Westmacott, receiver.
Letters arrive through Dorchester, delivered 8.15 & 9.20 a.m.; sundays, dispatched at 3.30p.m. & 10.20 a.m. The nearest money order office is at Broadmayne & telegraph office is at Moreton railway station. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid.
INSURANCE
AGENT - Royal
Exchange, E H Miles
SCHOOL
(mixed) erected by the late Rev. John Robert Cree in 1873 for 80 children;
average attendance, 50; Miss Elizabeth White, mistress.
CREE
George john
MILES
Rev. Henry Broadway [Rector]
JAMES
Pople, Heathfield Cottage
BEST
Frederick John, farmer
COLEMAN
George, farmer
DANIEL
Edmund, jobbing grdnr. Holly Cott
HARDING
Wm, blacksmith & parish clerk
LOCK
Ernest, dairyman, Court dairy
MOORE
Thomas, carpenter
SAUNDERS
Chapman, farmer
STICKLAND
Jas, miller (water) & farmer
WESTMACOTT
John, shopkpr & post office
OWERMOIGNE
is a parish and liberty, 2 1/2 miles south from Moreton station on the Bournemouth
and Weymouth section of the London
and South Western railway, and about 7 south-east-by-east from Dorchester, in
the Southern division of the county, petty sessional division of South Blandford,
union and county court district of Weymouth, rural deanery of Dorchester
(Weymouth portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church
of St. Michael was rebuilt of stone in 1883 in the Gothic style, at the expense
of the late Rev. John Robert Cree, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch
and square embattled western tower, containing 3 bells (which is ancient, and
the only remains of the former edifice): the seats and pulpit are of pitched
pine, and in the chancel is a stained window: there are 160 sittings. The
register dates from the year 1689. The living is a rectory, average tithe
rent-charge £260, gross yearly value £300, net £222, including 37 acres of
glebe, with residence, in the gift of George John Cree esq. and Miss Stone, and
held since 1818 by the Rev. Henry Broadway Miles. Jones' charity of £40 yearly
is for distribution, arising from lands and cottages left in 1635 by Adam Jones
of Holworth. George John Cree is lord of the manor and principal landowner.
The soil is gravel; subsoil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats,
turnips, and mangold wurzels. The area is 4,046 acres; rateable value, £2,876;
the population in 1891 was: - civil parish, 386; ecclesiastical parish, 332.
By
Local Government Board Order, a detached part of Milton abbas, known as Holworth
was, in 1880,
added
to this parish, for civil purposes only.
GALTON
is a hamlet, half a mile south-east; SOUTH DOWN, a hamlet, 3 miles south. Among
the barrows on the heaths are Lord's Barrow and Mowlam's Barrow.
Parish
Clerk, William
HOWSE
POST
OFFICE - John
Westmacott, sub-postmaster
Letters arrive through Dorchester; delivered 6.30 a.m. & 2.45 p.m.; & dispatched daily at 6.55 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. The nearest money order office is at Broadmayne & telegraph office is at Winfrith.
SCHOOL
(mixed) erected by the late Rev. John Robert Cree in 1873 for 80 children;
average attendance, 50; Miss Henrietta E Barrett, mistress.
CREE
George john
MILES
Rev. Henry Broadway [Rector]
COLEMAN
George, farmer, South Down
DANIEL
Edmund, gardener to G J Cree esq. Holly Cottage
LOCK
Ernest, dairyman, Court dairy
MOORE
Tom Andrew, carpenter & blacksmith
SCUTT
Charles, farmer
STICKLAND
Jas, miller (water) & farmer
WESTMACOTT
John, shopkpr & post office
Owermoigne is a parish and liberty, on the road from Wareham
to Dorchester, and extending to the sea coast, 2½ miles south from Moreton station on the Bournemouth and Weymouth
section of the London and South Western railway, and about 7 south-east-by-east
from Dorchester, in the Southern division of the county, petty sessional
division of South Blandford, union and county court district of Weymouth, rural
deanery of Dorchester (Weymouth portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of
Salisbury.
The church of St Michael,
rebuilt in 1883, at the expense of the late Rev John Robert Cree, is an edifice
of stone in the Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and an
ancient embattled western tower, containing 3 bells; in the chancel is a stained
window; there are 160 sittings.
The register dates from the
year 1569. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £251, including 37 acres
of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Col. Sir Robert Williams MP and held
since 1899 by the Rev William Rhydderch, of Queen’s College, Birmingham.
Jone’s charity of £40
yearly, arising from lands and cottages left in 1635 by Adam Jones, of Holworth,
is for distribution. Moigne Combe, the seat of H Pomeroy Bond esq JP erected in
1900, is a mansion of brick with stone facings, standing in a well-wooded park
of about 50 acres, which contains a small lake and a fine trout stream, and
affords a very extensive view over the Chaldon Down to the sea.
George Cecil Cree esq is lord
of the manor, and Col Robert Williams MP of Brideshead are the principal
landowners. The soil is gravel; sub-soil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat,
oats, turnips and mangel wurzels. The area is 4,044 acres of land, 2 of water
and 9 of foreshore; assessable value £1,724; the population in 1901 was 325 in
the civil and 298 in the ecclesiastical parish.
By Local Government Board
Order, a detached part of Milton Abbas, known as Holworth, was, in 1880, added
to this parish, for civil purposes only.
GALTON is a hamlet half
a mile south-east; SOUTH DOWN a hamlet, 3 miles south. Among the barrows on the
heaths are Lord’s Harrow and Mowlam’s Barrow.
Post Office – John W WESTMACOTT,
sub-postmaster. Letters arrive through Dorchester, delivered at 6.50am &
2.20pm and dispatched daily at 6.50am & 6.55pm; Sundays, 6.55pm. The nearest
money order office is at Winfrith, which is about 2½ miles distant, and Warmwell is the nearest telegraph
office.
Wall Letter Box, Moigne Combe, cleared at 5.30pm week
days only.
Elementary School (mixed), erected by the late Rev John
Robert Cree in 1873, for 80 children; average attendance 61; Mrs Katherine COLEMAN,
mistress.
BOND H Pomeroy J P Moigne Combe
HODGSON Henry Percival, Moignes Court
LINKLATER Rev Robert D D. (prebendary of St
Paul’s Cathedral), Holworth house
(postal address, Winfrith, Newburgh, Dorchester)
RHYDDERCH Rev William, Rectory
Commercial
COLEMAN George, farmer, West Farm
COLEMAN Lewis, dairyman
DURDEN Walt Wm, farmer, East Farm
KELLAWAY Thomas, farmer
LEGG Obadiah, farmer
MILLER Harry, farmer, Galton
MOORE Tom Andw carpenter & blacksmith
SINNICK William, farmer
SPICER Mary Ann (Mrs), dairyman, Galton
STICKLAND Nathaniel, miller (water) &
farmer
WESTMACOTT Jn Wood, shopkeeper, Post Office
Owermoigne is a parish and liberty, on the road from Wareham
to Dorchester, and extending to the sea coast, 2½ miles south from Moreton station on the Bournemouth and Weymouth
section of the London and South Western railway, and about 7 south-east-by-east
from Dorchester, in the Southern division of the county, petty sessional
division of South Blandford, union and county court district of Weymouth, rural
deanery of Dorchester (Weymouth portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of
Salisbury.
The church of St Michael,
rebuilt in 1883, at the expense of the late Rev John Robert Cree, is an edifice
of stone in the Gothic style, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and an
ancient embattled western tower, containing 3 bells; in the chancel is a stained
window; there are 140 sittings.
The register dates from the
year 1569. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £270, including 37 acres
of glebe, with residence, in the gift of Col. Sir Robert Williams bart. MP. And
held since 1899 by the Rev William Rhydderch, of Queen’s College, Birmingham.
Jone’s charity of £40
yearly, arising from lands and cottages left in 1635 by Adam Jones, of Holworth,
is for distribution. Moigne Combe, the seat of H Pomeroy Bond esq JP erected in
1900, is a mansion of brick, standing in a well-wooded park of about 50 acres,
which contains a small lake and a fine trout stream, and affords a very
extensive view over the Chaldon Down to the sea.
George Cecil Cree esq who is
lord of the manor, and Col Sir Robert Williams bart. MP. Are the principal
landowners. The soil is gravel; sub-soil, chalk. The chief crops are wheat,
oats, turnips and mangel wurzels. The area is 4,042 acres of land, 2 of water
and 9 of foreshore; rateable value £2,430; the population in 1911 was 331 in
the civil and 289 in the ecclesiastical parish.
By Local Government Board
Order, a detached part of Milton Abbas, known as Holworth, was, in 1880, added
to this parish, for civil purposes only.
GALTON is a hamlet half
a mile south-east; SOUTH DOWN a hamlet, 3 miles south. Among the barrows on the
heaths are Lord’s Harrow and Mowlam’s Barrow.
Post Office – John W WESTMACOTT,
sub-postmaster. Letters arrive through Dorchester, delivered at 6.50am &
2.20pm and dispatched daily at 6.50am & 6.55pm; Sundays, 6.55pm. The nearest
money order office is at Winfrith, which is about 2½ miles distant, and Warmwell is the nearest telegraph
office.
Wall Letter Box, Moigne Combe, cleared at 5.30pm week
days only.
Elementary School (mixed), erected by the late Rev John
Robert Cree in 1873, for 80 children; Miss S SMEETON, mistress.
BOND H Pomeroy J P Moigne Combe
(letters thro’ Warmwell, Dorchester)
CREE George Cecil, Moignes Court
RHYDDERCH Rev William. Rectory
Commercial
BARNES Walter, dairyman, Galton
COLEMAN George, farmer, West Farm
COLEMAN Lewis, dairyman
DIMENT Hugh,
farmer
DURDEN Walt Wm, farmer, East Farm
GOULD Gilbert, farmer, Galton
KELLAWAY Berth (Miss), farmer
MOORE Tom Andw carpenter & blacksmith
SINNICK William, farmer
STICKLAND Nathaniel, miller (water) &
farmer
WESTMACOTT Jn Wood, shopkeeper, Post Office