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"BETTISCOMBE, a parish, in the union of BEAMINSTER, liberty of FRAMPTON, Bridport division of DORSET, 6 miles (W. by S.) from Beaminster; containing 53 inhabitants, and comprising 667a. 2r. 16p. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £8. 2. 3½., and in the gift of the family of Sheridan: the tithes have been commuted for £1401, and the glebe consists of 54½ acres." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014
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- Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Bettiscombe (St. Stephen) on his Dorset Churches website
- The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Bettiscombe:
Baptisms: 1746-1963 Marriages: 1746-1808, 1814 1963 Burials: 1746-1991 (DHC Ref: PE/BET)
- A description of Bettiscombe from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"BETTISCOMBE, a parish in the liberty of Frampton, and hundred of Whitchurch Canonicorum, in the Bridport division of the county of Dorset, 5 miles to the W. of Beaminster, and 8 S.W. from Crewkerne, its post town. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £180, in the gift of R. B. Sheridan, Esq., M.P., who is lord of the manor. The church is a small ancient edifice in the Gothic style, with a square tower."
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST399000 (Lat/Lon: 50.796116, -2.854686), Bettiscombe which are provided by:
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- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- 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.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
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