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Mapperton

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“MAPPERTON, (or South Mapperton), a parish in the hundred of Beaminster Forum, Bridport division of county Dorset, 2 miles S.E. of Beaminster, its post town. The village, which is inconsiderable, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £193, The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £170. The church, dedicated to All Saints, or, according to other authorities, to St. Mary, is a neat edifice, rebuilt in 1704. Mapperton House, which is of great antiquity, is the principal residence. It is at present the seat of H. C. Compton, Esq., who is lord of the manor.

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Church History

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Church Records

  • UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at Mapperton, 1669-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
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Description & Travel

  • A description of Mapperton 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

"MAPPERTON, (or South Mapperton), a parish in the hundred of Beaminster Forum, Bridport division of county Dorset, 2 miles S.E. of Beaminster, its post town. The village, which is inconsiderable, is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £193, The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £170. The church, dedicated to All Saints, or, according to other authorities, to St. Mary, is a neat edifice, rebuilt in 1704. Mapperton House, which is of great antiquity, is the principal residence. It is at present the seat of H. C. Compton, Esq., who is lord of the manor.

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Genealogy

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY906986 (Lat/Lon: 50.787164, -2.134266), Mapperton which are provided by: