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Fifehead Magdalen
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“FIFEHEAD-MAGDALEN, a parish in the hundred of Redlane, Sturminster division of county Dorset, 5 miles N. of Sturminster, and 7 W. of Shaftesbury, its post town. It is situated on the river Stour, and was part of the demesne of the monastery of St. Augustine, Bristol. The land is generally pasture. The village, which is small, is pleasantly situated on the river. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £250, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is a plain edifice, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, and contains some monuments of the Newman family. The register commences in 1658. There is a parochial school. Mrs. Stuckey is lady of the manor. Fifehead House is the principal residence."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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- Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Fifehead Magdalen (St. Mary Magdalen) on his Dorset Churches website
- UK Genealogy Archives have a fully searchable transcript of the Marriages at Fifehead Magdalen 1837-1921 on their site.
- A description of Fifehead Magdalen 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
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