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“PIMPERNE, a parish in the hundred of Pimperne, North Blandford division of the county of Dorset, 2¼ miles N.E. of Blandford-Forum, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near Pimperne Down, and is wholly agricultural. Here was formerly a large maze, 1 acre in extent, which was destroyed in 1730. Many barrows exist in the neighbourhood. The tithes were commuted for corn-rents under an Enclosure Act in 1809. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Sarum, value £450. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has an enriched Norman doorway and arch. It contains a font of great antiquity. There is a free school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Lord Portman is lord of the manor."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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The Book of Pimperne: A Millennium Celebration compiled by Jean Coull. Halsgrove Press, Tiverton (2000), ISBN 1841140686 Index provided by Anne Brick
- Michael Day provides photographs and bibliography for Pimperne (St. Peter) on his Dorset Churches website
- A description of Pimperne 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 Pimperne to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Pimperne pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST905094 (Lat/Lon: 50.883651, -2.136154), Pimperne which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.