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Cheselbourne

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"CHESELBORNE, a parish, in the union of CERNE, hundred of WHITEWAY, Cerne division of DORSET, 10½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Blandford-Forum; containing 346 inhabitants. It comprises about 2580 acres, chiefly arable and pasture land; 622 acres are common or waste: the surface is hilly, and the soil, which is watered by three small streams, in general chalky. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £18. 10. 5.; net income, £254; patron, Lord Rivers. The glebe contains 40 acres, with a glebe-house. In the churchyard is an ancient stone cross." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Church History

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Church Records

  • The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Cheselbourne:
    Baptisms: 1644-1992 Marriages: 1664-1992 Burials: 1653-1992 (DHC Ref: PE/CHE)
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