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Over Compton

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"COMPTON, OVER (ST. MICHAEL), a parish, in the union and hundred of SHERBORNE, Sherborne division of DORSET, 3½ miles (W. by N.) from Sherborne; containing 151 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Nether Compton, and valued in the king's books at £11. 9. 4½.: the tithes have been commuted for £87. 3., and the glebe comprises 52¼ acres." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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