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Ibberton

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“IBBERTON, a parish in the hundred of Whiteway, county Dorset, 7 miles W. of Blandford Forum, its post town, and 5 S. of Sturminster Newton. It is a small agricultural village situated on a branch of the river Stour. The parish is intersected by a range of hills running E. and W. In the S. are the chalk downs, a vale consisting of meadow and pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £190. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £220. The church, dedicated to St. Eustache, is an ancient structure with a square tower. It stands on the side of a hill, and commands a view of the Vale of Blackmoor. The charities produce about £15 per annum, bequeathed for the repairs of the church. Lord Rivers is lord of the manor. There is a National school."

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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  • A description of Ibberton from the Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5 is available on the UK Genealogy Archives site
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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"IBBERTON, a parish in the hundred of Whiteway, county Dorset, 7 miles W. of Blandford Forum, its post town, and 5 S. of Sturminster Newton. It is a small agricultural village situated on a branch of the river Stour. The parish is intersected by a range of hills running E. and W. In the S. are the chalk downs, a vale consisting of meadow and pasture. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £190. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £220. The church, dedicated to St. Eustache, is an ancient structure with a square tower. It stands on the side of a hill, and commands a view of the Vale of Blackmoor. The charities produce about £15 per annum, bequeathed for the repairs of the church. Lord Rivers is lord of the manor. There is a National school."

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