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Abbotsbury

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"ABBOTSBURY, a parish and town in the hundred of Uggscombe, in the county of Dorset; 9 miles S.W. of Dorchester, and 128 S.W. from London. It is a place of great antiquity, and was once a market town. Its situation is very picturesque and pleasant, in a valley shut in by lofty chalk hills, not far from the north end of the Chesil Bank, and open to the sea at the south-west."  Source: The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003

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Census

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Church History

  • A description of the parish church is available on the Abbotsbury page of the UK Genealogy Archives site.
  • Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Abbotsbury (St. Nicholas) on his Dorset Churches website
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Church Records

  • The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Abbotsbury: Baptisms: 1574 - 1950 Marriages: 1567 - 1976 Burials: 1567 - 1919
  • The Abbotsbury OPC site has transcripts of the Abbotsbury parish registers: Baptisms: 1731 - 1879, Marriages: 1771 - 1836, Burials: 1731 - 1880.
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Civil Registration

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Description & Travel

  • A description of Abbotsbury from "The Dorset Page".
  • A description of Abbotsbury from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site.
You can see pictures of Abbotsbury which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Genealogy

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY576854 (Lat/Lon: 50.666715, -2.60131), Abbotsbury which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Abbotsbury was a member of the Weymouth Poor Law Union.