Frampton

“FRAMPTON, a parish in the above liberty, county Dorset, 5½ miles N.W. of Dorchester, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Cerne. The Great Western railway has a station here, and the river Frome passes through the village. The hamlets of Longford, Magiston, and Southover are included in the parish In Domesday Book this place is entered as Frantone, and then belonged to the abbey of St. Stephen, at Caen, in Normandy. A market, now disused, was granted by Edward III. At the Dissolution the site passed to the Hatton family. Courts leet and baron are still held, at which the constable and tything men for the liberty are appointed. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Salisbury, value £120. The church is a handsome stone edifice of the 15th century, nearly covered with ivy, and dedicated to St. Bartholomew: it has a tower of later date. The parochial endowments for school, poor, &c., produce about £32 per annum. There are two schools for the children of both sexes. Fairs are held on the 9th March and 4th May. This is a meet for Mr. Farquharson's hounds."

"MAGESTON, a hamlet in the parish of Frampton, county Dorset, 5 miles N.W. of Dorchester."

"SOUTHOVER, a hamlet in the parish of Frampton, county Dorset, 5 miles N.W. of Dorchester, near the river Frome."

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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868