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"ASKERSWELL (ST. MICHAEL), a parish, in the union of BRIDPORT, hundred of EGGERTON, Bridport division of DORSET, 4 miles (E.) from Bridport; containing 233 inhabi tants. It contains about 1200 acres; the soil is chalky, and the surface hilly. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 2. 6.; net income, £160; patron, the Rev. James Cox. The glebe contains 23 acres, with a house." 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 Askerswell (St. Michael) on his Dorset Churches website
- The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Askerswell:
Baptisms: 1560 - 1997 Marriages: 1560 - 1991 Burials: 1560 - 1999 Banns: 1754 - 1999
- A description of Askerswell from "The Dorset Page"
- A description of Askerswell from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Askerswell to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Askerswell pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY529928 (Lat/Lon: 50.732895, -2.668755), Askerswell which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- 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)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
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