Somerset

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Stringston

"STRINGSTON, a parish in the hundred of Cannington, county Somerset, 10 miles W. of Bridgwater, its post town. In the vicinity is Douxborough Camp, or Danes-Burrow Castle, with a double embankment and wide ditch. The soil consists principally of stony brash, with a subsoil of limestone. The living is a vicarage annexed to that of Kilve, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. In the churchyard is an ancient stone cross. Sir H. Oglander, Bart., is lord of the manor." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003

Archives and Libraries

• Details of Somerset Heritage Centre holdings relating to this parish.

Church Records

• Stringston Baptismal, Marriage and Burial Transcripts provided by Martin Southwood.

Maps

• The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 1st edition (c.1884-1887) map of the area provided by Somerset Heritage Centre.

• The Ordnance Survey 1:10560 County Series 2nd edition (c.1900) map of the area provided by Somerset Heritage Centre.

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