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“PILSDON, (or Pillesdon), a parish in the hundred of Whitchurch-Canonicorum, county Dorset, 5 miles S.W. of Beaminster, its post town, and 7 N. of Bridport. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on the road from Axminster to Beaminster. At a short distance from the village is Pilsdon Pen Hill, 934 feet in height, with an oval triple-trenched camp, the top of which serves as a landmark. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £68 10s., and the glebe comprises 21 acres. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Sarum, value £104. The church, which is of great antiquity, was almost rebuilt in 1830. There is a parochial school for both sexes.
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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| St. Mary, Pilsdon, Church of England |
- Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Pilsdon (St. Mary) on his Dorset Churches website
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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