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Bradford Peverell

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"BRADFORD-PEVERELL (ST. MARY), a parish, in the union of DORCHESTER, hundred of GEORGE, Dorchester division of DORSET, 3¼ miles (N. W. by W.) from Dorchester, containing, with the hamlet of Muckleford, 355 inhabitants. This parish, which comprises by measurement 2180 acres, is situated on the river Frome, and bounded on the north by the main road from Dorehester to Yeovil, and on the south by the road to Bridport. There is an old Roman way in a straight line from the village to Dorchester; and in the vicinity are several tumuli, some of which, on being opened, were found to contain urns, burnt bones, coins, and various other relics of the Romans. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £11. 2. 11.; net income, £229; patrons, the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College: corn-rents were assigned in lieu of tithes in 1798, and there are about 50 acres of glebe, with an excellent house. The church is a plain edifice: a good arch divides off the chancel; and on stained glass in one of the windows is the coat of arms of William of Wykeham." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Churches

Anglican
St. Mary, Bradford Peverell, Church of England
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Church History

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Church Records

  • The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Bradford Peverell:
    Baptisms: 1653-1883 Marriages: 1653-1712, 1721­1726, 1732-1810, 1815-1982 Burials: 1654-1680, 1696­1992 (DHC Ref: PE/BRP)
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Description & Travel

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

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"BRADFORD-PEVERELL, a parish in the hundred of St. George, in the county of Dorset, 3 miles to the N.W. of Dorchester, its post town. It is situated in a valley on the banks of the river Frome, near Bradford Down, and contains the hamlet of Muckleford. The Weymouth, Somerset, and Wilts railway passes through the parish. The village, which is small, has a few neat and modern-built houses. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £215, in the patronage of the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome modern structure, rebuilt in 1850, in the early English style. It has a spire and painted windows, one emblazoned with the arms of William, Bishop of Wykeham, the founder of Winchester College, and two very handsome modern memorial ones by Hardman. Dr. Howley held this living in 1813, when he was made Bishop of London. There is a National school, built in 1836. The Roman road to Ilchester passes through the village, and Roman urns and other remains have been found in the neighbourhood. At Penn Hill, and on all the Downs, are numerous barrows, the most remarkable of which is Seabarrow."

"MUCKLEFORD, a hamlet and tything in the parish of Bradford-Peverell, hundred of George, county Dorset, 6 miles N.W. of Dorchester."

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY659930 (Lat/Lon: 50.735695, -2.484112), Bradford Peverell which are provided by: