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"CORFE, a parish in the hundred of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, 4 miles from Taunton, its post town. The village is situated under Blackdown Hill. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £66, in the patronage of Lady Cooper, of Barton House. The church is a atone edifice in the Anglo-Norman style. It received in 1843, and again in 1858, various additions and repairs. Here is a National school for both sexes, The lord of the manor is Robert Mattock, Esq." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003
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- Postcards of Corfe
- Details of Somerset Heritage Centre holdings relating to this parish.
| St Nicholas, Corfe |
- Transcriptions from the registers of Corfe, St Nicholas provided by Roy Parkhouse
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You can see the administrative areas in which Corfe has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
- 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 ST232196 (Lat/Lon: 50.970427, -3.09514), Corfe which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.