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“MOTCOMBE, a parish in the liberty of Gillingham, West Shaston division of county Dorset, 2 miles S.W. of Shaftesbury, its post town, and 4 from Gillingham. The village, which is large and straggling, is chiefly agricultural. Market gardening is carried on. The land is chiefly in pasture. The parish is celebrated for the production of cheese. The rectorial tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £350, and the vicarial for £700. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Sarum, annexed, with those of East and West Stower, to the vicarage* of Gillingham. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, has a square tower, and was rebuilt in 1846. The register dates from 1676. A new church, of cruciform construction, with a square embattled tower, has been erected at Enmore Green. The register dates from 1843. The parochial charities produce about £49 per annum. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There is a school, adjoining the church at Motcombe, known as the Marchioness of Westminster's school. It was erected, and is entirely supported, by the Marquis of Westminster, who is lord of the manor. Motcombe House is the principal residence."
"ELMORE GREEN, a hamlet in the parish of Motcombe, county Dorset, half a mile N. of Shaftesbury. The supply of water for that town is drawn from several wells in this neighbourhood."
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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 Motcombe (St. Mary) on his Dorset Churches website
- A description of Motcombe 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
"ELMORE GREEN, a hamlet in the parish of Motcombe, county Dorset, half a mile N. of Shaftesbury. The supply of water for that town is drawn from several wells in this neighbourhood."
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