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“RAMPISHAM, a parish in the hundred of Tollerford, Dorchester division of county Dorset, 12 miles N.W. of Dorchester, its post town, and 7 N.E. of Beaminster. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Frome, and is chiefly agricultural. A Roman pavement was discovered in 1799, measuring 14 feet by 10. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £198; and there are 62 acres of glebe. The living is a rectory* with that of Wraxall united, in the diocese of Sarum, value £444, in the patronage of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels, is of recent erection. It has a brass of T. Dygney, bearing date 1523; also the remains of a large cross with a figured base, and two smaller ones. The old church was dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about £102 per annum. There is a newly built National school. Lord Auckland is lord of the manor."
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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 Rampisham (St. Michael) on his Dorset Churches website
- A description of Rampisham 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 Rampisham to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Rampisham pages contain many useful resources.
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