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Barrington

"BARRINGTON, a parish in the southern division of the hundred of Petherton, in the county of Somerset, 4 miles to the N.E. of Ilminster, its post town. Flax and hemp are grown extensively in this neighbourhood. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £84, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is dedicated to St. Mary." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003

Archives and Libraries

• Details of Somerset Record Office holdings relating to this parish.

Cemetery Records

• Sue Redfearn has provided Photographs of Monuments and Inscriptions from Barrington Churchyard.

Census

• Sarah Hawkins has provided Census Transcripts from Barrington and surrounding areas.

Church Records

• Sarah Hawkins has provided the following transcripts from Barrington parish registers.
  • Barrington Baptisms
  • Barrington Burials
  • Barrington Marriages
  • Barrington Marriages - 1755 to 1906 provided by West Country Genealogy.

Directory

• Sarah Hawkins has provided A Transcript of Kellys Directory for Barrington 1875

Maps

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

Newspapers

• Sarah Hawkins has provided a Newspaper Article about the Court Leet in 1884.

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