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South Perrott
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“SOUTH PERROTT, a parish in the hundred of Beaminster Forum, county Dorset, 3½ miles S.E. of Crewkerne, its post town, and 3 N.W. of Beaminster. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Parret, and on the road from Dorchester to Crewkerne. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture and in the burning of limestone. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £225, and the glebe comprises 77 acres. The living is a rectory* with the curacy of Mosterton annexed, in the diocese of Sarum, value £362. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient edifice, with a square tower containing a clock and three bells. A short distance from the church was Mohun Castle, which was destroyed during Monmouth's rebellion.
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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 South Perrott (St. Mary) on his Dorset Churches website
- UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at South Perrott and Mosterton, 1539-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
- A description of South Perrott 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 South Perrott to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The South Perrott pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST472068 (Lat/Lon: 50.858356, -2.750874), South Perrott which are provided by:
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- 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.