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"WAMBROOK (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Chard, hundred of Beaminster, Bridport division of Dorset, 2 miles (S. W.) from Chard; containing 223 inhabitants. It is situated near the great western road from London, and comprises 1889a. 2r. 14p., of which about 150 acres are woodland and plantation, 100 furze and rough pasture, 55 orchard, and the remainder meadow, pasture, and arable. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £8. 7. 1., and in the patronage of the Rev. H. Edwards; net income, £262. The church, which was anciently a chapel to the vicarage of Chardstock, contains 150 sittings." [Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848)]
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- Details of Somerset Heritage Centre holdings relating to this parish.
References in the British Library:
- Wambrook by Roger W. Carter, assisted by Mary Parmite, Peter J. Wood. 1977
St Mary, Wambrook |
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Wambrook to another place.
- 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.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST294075 (Lat/Lon: 50.862338, -3.004546), Wambrook which are provided by:
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