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“PRESTON, a parish in the liberty of Sutton-Poyntz, Dorchester division of the county of Dorset, 3 miles N.E. of Weymouth, its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated near the bay of Weymouth. Preston is a coastguard station, and includes the hamlet of Sutton-Poyntz. The road from Weymouth to Wareham intersects the parish. The great tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £270, and the vicarial for £250; the impropriate glebe comprises 64 acres, and the vicarial 3 acres. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Sarum, value £202, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient structure, with a square tower containing four bells. It has lately undergone restoration, and has a stained window. The church had formerly ten pensionary chapels belonging to it. There is a National school supported by voluntary contributions. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. J. Weld, Esq., of Lulworth Castle, is lord of the manor and principal landowner."
"SUTTON-POYNTZ, a tything in the parish of Preston, liberty of Sutton-Poyntz, Dorchester division of county Dorset, 4 miles N.E. of Melcombe-Regis. There was formerly a chapel, dedicated to St. Giles."
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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 Preston (St. Andrew) on his Dorset Churches website
- A description of Preston 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
"SUTTON-POYNTZ, a tything in the parish of Preston, liberty of Sutton-Poyntz, Dorchester division of county Dorset, 4 miles N.E. of Melcombe-Regis. There was formerly a chapel, dedicated to St. Giles."
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Preston to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Preston pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SY703832 (Lat/Lon: 50.647882, -2.421284), Preston which are provided by:
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- 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.