Turnworth

	Turnworth is a small parish about 5 miles west of Blandford and 3 miles south of Shillingstone. The church of St Mary (left) is a small building of stone in the Early English style. Originally built in the 13th century, all apart from the tower was rebuilt in 1869 by G R Crickmay to a design of John Hicks. Turnworth House or Manor demolished in the mid 1940s was a large house of Jacobean design with the Parry-Okeden and Twinyhoe families being past residents.
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Parish Registers & Bishop's Transcripts	Baptisms 1731 - 1880 by Terry Pine Marriages 1731 - 1845 by Terry Pine Burials 1731 - 1880 by Terry Pine
Census Returns	1841 1851 1861 1871 1891 by Ron Adams
Directories	Kelly's 1920 1939 by Annette Rose
Monumental Inscriptions	MI Index for St Mary's Church
Photographs
Other Records	Extracts from Hutchins by Dorinda Miles