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West Chelborough

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"CHELBOROUGH, WEST, a parish, in the union of BEAMINSTER, hundred of TOLLERFORD, Sherborne division of DORSET, 2½ miles (W. N. W.) from Evershot, containing 58 inhabitants, and consisting of 578a. 3r. 28p. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £4. 15. 7½.; and in the gift of the family of Rolle, and John Bragge, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £82, and the glebe comprises 29¼ acres." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Church History

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Church Records

  • UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at West Chelborough, 1673-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
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Description & Travel

  • A description of West Chelborough from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site
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Gazetteers

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Maps

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