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“CHARDSTOCK, a parish in the Bridport division of the hundred of Beaminster Forum, in the county of Dorset, 3½, miles N. of Axminster, and 3 S.W. of Chard, its post town. It is situated on the river Kitbridge, and forms a gore of land between the counties of Somerset and Devon. The Yeovil and Exeter branch of the London and South-Western railway passes near the village, and has stations at Chard-Road and Axminster. Flax dressing and the woollen manufacture are carried on to a small extent. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury, value £450, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. Here are National and Industrial schools for both sexes. Besides the parish church there is a district church, dedicated to All Saints, the living of which is a perpetual curacy, value £150, in the gift of the vicar. A fair is held on Old Michaelmas Day."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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- Chardstock Historical Record Group (CHRG) was formed in 2000 and is dedicated to collecting, recording and making information more widely available on the Parishes of Chardstock, All Saints and Wambrook. The CHRG has published several books including the History of the Parish of Chardstock and All Saints, the History of Education in the Parish of Chardstock and All Saints, and We will Remember Them (about the men of Chardstock, All Saints and Wambrook who fell in World War I). The CHRG has also transcribed several historical documents including Manor Court Rolls, wills, copyhold agreements.
- Tunstall, Joan & Parminter, H.M. Record of the inscriptions on the gravestones in Chardstock churchyard, 1971-72. (1972) 17p. [Westcountry Studies Library - 929.5/CHA/REC, SoG Library DE/M16]
- There are copies of the parish registers (christenings 1597-1947, marriages 1597-1987, and burials 1597-1864) at the Devon Record Office, the Dorset Record Office, and the Society of Genealogists
- Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Marriages 1597-1748.
- Noble, Arthur H. The Parish Registers of Chardstock. Trans. Dev. Assoc. 100 (1968) pp.227-229.
- Chardstock Marriages, 1813-1837. [Devon]: Devon Family History Society.
- Chardstock Burials, 1813-1837. [Devon]: Devon Family History Society (2000).
- A description of Chardstock 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
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Chardstock to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Chardstock pages contain many useful resources. - Bryan Morgan has access to a local expert with extensive files on the history of Smallridge and its families, and is willing to pass on emailed queries.
- Pulman, George P.R. The Book of the Axe. Bath: Kingsmead Reprints (1969) pp. 562 et seq. (Reprint of 3rd edition, 1875.) [Lookups]
- Wood, P.J. and Carter, R.W. A History of the Parish of Chardstock, (1999). [DFHS Library 942.35/CHA] [ISBN 0953504103]
- Extracts from Return of Owners of Land (1873), provided by Sheila Jones.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST311044 (Lat/Lon: 50.834565, -2.979527), Chardstock which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- 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)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Names from Kelly's 1923 Directory, transcribed by Sheila Jones.