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"CHETNOLE, a chapelry, in the parish and hundred of YETMINSTER, union of SHERBORNE, Sherborne division of DORSET, 7 miles (S. W. by S.) from Sherborne; containing 222 inhabitants. The chapel is dedicated to St. Peter. A school is supported by endowment." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Church History

  • Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Chetnole (St. Peter) on his Dorset Churches website
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Church Records

  • The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Chetnole:
    Baptisms: 1847-1982 Marriages: 1885-2004 Burials: 1827-1992 (DHC Ref: PE/CHN)
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Description & Travel

  • A description of Chetnole 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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Genealogy

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST603079 (Lat/Lon: 50.869624, -2.565393), Chetnole which are provided by: