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"BROADWINSOR (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST), a parish and liberty, in the union of BEAMINSTER, Bridport division of DORSET, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Beaminster; containing, with Little Winsor, which is in Redhone hundred, 1661 inhabitants. It comprises by admeasurement 6215 acres, of which 1222 are arable, 4579 meadow and pasture, and 292 wood and orchards. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £15. 8. 9., and in the patronage of the Bishop of Salisbury: the tithes have been commuted for £1282. 10., of which £750 are paid to the vicar, who has a glebehouse, and 9 acres of land; the impropriators have a glebe of 85 acres. A chapel of ease was erected at Blackdown in 1840, in the early English style, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity; it is a neat and substantial building, and will accommodate 300 persons." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Churches

Anglican
Broadwinsor, Church of England
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Church History

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Church Records

  • The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Broadwindsor:
    Baptisms: ?1562-1573, 1582-1586, 1592­ 1999 Marriages: 1563-1753, 1761­1984 Burials: 1562-1611, 1625­1639, 1648-1999 (DHC Ref: PE/BDW)
  • UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at Broadwinsor, 1563-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
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Description & Travel

  • A description of Broadwindsor 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

"BROADWINSOR, a parish and liberty in the Bridport division of the county of Dorset, 3 miles to the N.W. of Beaminster, and 9 miles N.E. of Axminster. It is near the border of Somersetshire, and contains the tythings of Childhay, Dibberford, and Drimpton, with Blackdown and several other hamlets There is a very considerable trade in sailcloth. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Salisbury, of the value with the curacy of Blackdown annexed, of £558, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient edifice in the Gothic style, with square tower. The Independents have a chapel here. There is a free school, endowed by Robert Smith in 1725, the income of which is about £23, and some other charities producing about £18 a year. In this parish are the two hills familiarly known to mariners as the Cow and Calf, the former rising to the height of 940 and the latter to 920 feet."

"BLACKDOWN, a chapelry in the parish of Broadwinsor, in the county of Dorset, near Bridport, its post town. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Salisbury, annexed to the vicarage of Broadwinsor."

"CHILDHAY, a tything in the parish of Broadwinsor, in the county of Dorset, 3 miles W. of Beaminster."

"DIBBERFORD, a tything in the parish of Broadwinsor, in the county of Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Beaminster."

"DRIMPTON, a tything in the parish of Broadwinsor, Bridport division of the hundred of Broadwinsor, in the county of Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Beaminster."

"LITTLEWINSOR, a tything in the parish of Broadwinsor, county Dorset, 3 miles N.W. of Beaminster."

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Genealogy

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Maps

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