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"CHARMINSTER (ST. MARY), a parish, in the union of DORCHESTER, hundred of GEORGE, Dorchester division of DORSET, 2 miles (N. W. by N.) from Dorchester; containing 827 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, with the living of Stratton annexed; net income, £137; patrons and impropriators, the Pickard family. The great tithes have been commuted for £510, the perpetual curate's for £12, and the tithes of the landowners for £155. The church has been enlarged by the addition of 174 free sittings." 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 Charminster (St. Mary) on his Dorset Churches website
- UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at Charminster, 1561-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
- A description of Charminster 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 Charminster to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Charminster pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY680925 (Lat/Lon: 50.731228, -2.454776), Charminster which are provided by:
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