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"BUCKLAND-RIPERS, a parish, in the union of WEYMOUTH, hundred of CULLIFORD-TREE, Dorchester division of DORSET, 3½ miles (N. W. by N.) from Melcombe-Regis; containing 118 inhabitants. It comprises 1205 acres by computation: the soil is a strong clay, producing good crops of grain; the surface is hilly, and the surrounding scenery pleasing. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £5. 9. 2., and in the patronage of Q. H. Stroud, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £200, and the glebe comprises nine 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 Buckland Ripers (St. Nicholas) on his Dorset Churches website
- The Dorset History Centre hold the Parish Registers for Buckland Ripers:
Baptisms: 1695-1708, 17241730, 1736-1982 Marriages: 1695-1711, 1719, 1725-1810, 18161949 Burials: 1696-1706, 1719, 1724, 1730, 1751 1976 (DHC Ref: PE/BCR)
- A description of Buckland Ripers 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
"NOTTINGTON, a hamlet in the parishes of Broadway and Buckland Ripers, hundred of Cullifordtree, county Dorset, 3 miles N. of Weymouth. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the road from Weymouth to Dorchester, near the river Wey. It has a pump-room and baths, in connection with a mineral spring, which is highly impregnated with sulphur. It is much frequented in summer by visitors from Weymouth. The principal residence is Nottington House, the seat of Colonel Steward, who is proprietor of the Isle of Portland and a considerable part of Weymouth."
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Buckland Ripers to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Buckland Ripers pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY650826 (Lat/Lon: 50.642004, -2.496128), Buckland Ripers 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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