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East Chelborough

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"CHELBOROUGH, EAST, or LUCCOMBE:, a parish, in the union of BEAMINSTER, hundred of TOLLERFORD, Sherborne division of DORSET, 16 miles (N. W.) from Dorchester; containing 96 inhabitants. The parish was anciently called Luccombe, and East Chelborough was a hamlet within its limits. It comprises 948a. lr., of which about 258 acres are arable, 594 pasture, 62 wood and plantation, and 23 orchard and garden-ground. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £8, and in the gift of the Rev. Blakeley Cooper; the tithes have been commuted for £160, and the glebe comprises 110 acres, with a glebe-house." Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, 7th edition, 1848. Transcribed by Nigel Batty-Smith ©2014

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Church History

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Description & Travel

  • A description of East Chelborough 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

"EAST CHELBOROUGH, (or Luccombe) a parish in the hundred of Tollerford, in the county of Dorset, 6 miles N.E. of Beaminster, and 8 from Sherborne. On a hill in this parish are the ruins of an ancient castle, visible from a great distance. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury, value £242, and in the patronage of the Rev. R. F. Meredith, the incumbent.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST553056 (Lat/Lon: 50.848196, -2.636075), East Chelborough which are provided by: