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“THORNCOMBE, a parish in the hundred of Axminster, county Dorset, formerly in Devon, 6 miles N.E. of Axminster, its post town, and 8 from Beaminster. It is situated near the river Axe, and comprises the seat of Ford Abbey. The village was formerly a market town. Many of its inhabitants are employed in the woollen mills. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Sarum, value £457. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum. There is a free school with a small endowment, founded by the Rev. T. Cooke in 1734."
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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 Thorncombe (St. Mary) on his Dorset Churches website
- UK Genealogy Archives have a full transcript of the Marriages at Thorncombe, 1552-1812 taken from the Phillimore Marriages series.
- A description of Thorncombe 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
"THORNCOMBE, a parish in the hundred of Axminster, county Dorset, formerly in Devon, 6 miles N.E. of Axminster, its post town, and 8 from Beaminster. It is situated near the river Axe, and comprises the seat of Ford Abbey. The village was formerly a market town. Many of its inhabitants are employed in the woollen mills. The living is a vicarage* in the diocese of Sarum, value £457. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum. There is a free school with a small endowment, founded by the Rev. T. Cooke in 1734."
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Thorncombe to another place.
- The Dorset On-line Parish Clerks scheme (OPC) transcribe records relating to the county.
The Thorncombe pages contain many useful resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference ST377034 (Lat/Lon: 50.826758, -2.886486), Thorncombe 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.
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