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Old Cleeve

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"OLD CLEEVE, a parish in the hundred of Williton, in the county of Somerset, 2 miles S.W. of Watchet. It is situated near the Bristol Channel, and contains the chapelry of Leighland, and several hamlets In a secluded spot are the remains of Cleeve Abbey, founded by W. de Romare in the 12th century, and at Chapel Cleeve was a pilgrims' chapel, no traces of which now remain. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Bath a lid Wells, value £603, in the patronage of Rev. H. H. Beamish, incumbent. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, has an old cross raised on four steps. There is a district church at Leighland, the living of which is a perpetual curacy, value £80, in the gift of the vicar. The charities produce about £18 per annum." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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Church Records

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Description & Travel

  • ROADWATER: A hamlet in Old Cleeve district Somerset on the West Somerset mineral railway 4 miles SW of Watchet. (Watchet is a small seaport, terminal of the railway and 17 miles NW of Taunton). (Source: Imperial Gazetteer, 1871, publ. White. Information provided by Josie Taylor)

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Genealogy

  • Free look-ups are offered in various sources for Old Cleeve parish, including:

    • Parish Registers from 1660
    • Census Records 1841-1891
    • Some PCC and other wills
    • Lay Subsidy and Protestation Returns 1641/2

    Most of these records have not yet been indexed. for further details or with specific queries.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST039419 (Lat/Lon: 51.167827, -3.376408), Old Cleeve which are provided by:

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Societies

You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.