Winfrith Newburgh

Winfrith Newburgh is a large parish about 8 miles south west of Wareham. The parish church is dedicated to St Christopher and was fully restored and enlarged in 1854. At this time the north aisle was added, however some Norman architectural features still remain, the most notable being the north doorway. The registers date from 1585. The manor is very ancient and originally belonged to the Newburgh family. The chapelry of Burton has been annexed to the parish. Photographs courtesy of Jim Parsons & Dorinda Miles
	East Knighton, East and West Burton, Portway and East Fossil are all hamlets within the parish. At East Burton there is a chapel that is served by the clergy of the parish church. In 1895 there was a post office, and a National School. At East Burton a school was attached to the chapel. Carriers were available going to Weymouth and Dorchester most days. The parish comprises 4496 acres and the chief crops used to be barley, wheat and oats with a large area of pasture. The population in 1891 was 869.
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Census	1841 Census transcribed by Chris Jeffery 1851 Census 1861 Census transcribed by Royston Clarke 1881 Census transcribed by Janet Courtney 1891 Census transcribed by Emma Squires.
Parish Registers	Parish Registers date from 1578, there are Bishop's Transcripts from 1731-1880 Baptisms, 1585-1700, 1701-1750, 1751-1800, 1801-1841 Marriages, 1585-1735, 1736-1841 Burials, 1585-1699, 1700-1770, 1771-1841
Photographs	Photographs of Winfrith Newburgh church
Church Memorials	Photographs & transcriptions of Church Memorials from the interior of the church Photographs of Memorial Headstones in the Churchyard
War Memorials	Names from the Winfrith Newburgh War Memorials
Postal Directories
Rectors	A list of the Rectors 1260-2004
Wills	A list of Wills of Winfrith Newburgh residents and where they can be found.
Other Records	Harry Bagg 1895-1915
	Click on the thumbnail map to the left for a large scale map of the parish
Old Postcard of The Beeches, Winfrith, courtesy of Jacky Machin

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