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Melbury Sampford
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“MELBURY-SAMPFORD, a parish in the hundred of Tollerford, Dorchester division of county Dorset, 12½ miles N. of Dorchester, its post town, and 7 S. of Yeovil. The village is inconsiderable, and wholly agricultural. It derives the affix to its name from a former lord of the manor. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £57. The living is a rectory annexed to that of Melbury-Osmond, in the diocese of Sarum. The church is a cruciform structure, with a square embattled tower rising from the centre. It has some stained windows of ancient date, enriched with delicate tracery and effigies of the Brownings and Strangeways of Melbury House, now the seat of the Earl of Ilchester, who is lord of the manor. It is situated in an extensive park, in which is an oak 33 feet in circumference. It commands a view of the Mendip and Quantock hills, and was rebuilt in the 17th century."
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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 Melbury Sampford (St. Mary) on his Dorset Churches website
- A description of Melbury Sampford 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
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Melbury Sampford to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Melbury Sampford pages contain many useful resources.
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