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Chideock

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"CHIDEOCK (ST. GILES), a parish, in the union of BRIDPORT, hundred of WHITCHURCH-CANONICORUM, Bridport division of DORSET, 2¾ miles (W.) from Bridport; containing 826 inhabitants. It is bounded on the south by the English Channel. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed, with the livings of Marshwood and Stanton St. Gabriel, to the vicarage of Whitchurch-Canonicorum. There is a place of worship for Roman Catholics." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Church History

  • Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Chideock (St. Giles) on his Dorset Churches website
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Church Records

  • The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Chideock:
    Baptisms: 1654-1898 Marriages: 1654-1995 Burials: 1654-1984 (DHC Ref: PE/CDK)
  • UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at Chideock, 1654-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
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Description & Travel

  • A description of Chideock from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site
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Gazetteers

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Genealogy

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY422929 (Lat/Lon: 50.732761, -2.819881), Chideock which are provided by: