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"BROADMAYNE (ST. MARTIN), a parish, in the union of DORCHESTER, hundred of GEORGE, but locally in that of CULLIFORD-TREE, Dorchester division of DORSET, 4 miles (S. E. by S.) from Dorchester; containing 490 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Dorchester to Wareham, and comprises by admeasurement 1500 acres, chiefly arable land; the soil is chalky, and the produce consists principally of wheat, barley, oats, and turnips. Bricks, of excellent quality, are made to a considerable extent. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of West Knighton, and valued in the king's books at £15. 4. 2.: land and a money payment were assigned in 1805, in lieu of tithes. The church is in the Norman style. Many tumuli of great antiquity may be seen in the neighbourhood." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014
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- Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Broadmayne (St. Martin) on his Dorset Churches website
- The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Broadmayne:
Baptisms: 1663-1962 Marriages: 1667-1744, 1754 1980 Burials: 1663-1927 (DHC Ref: PE/BDM)
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Broadmayne to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Broadmayne pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY728866 (Lat/Lon: 50.678458, -2.386093), Broadmayne which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
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