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The Parish of Glanvilles Wootton |  |
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The Parish of Glanvilles Wootton | |
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Glanvilles Wootton is a small rural parish and village in north central Dorset, England. It is approximately 7 miles south-east of Sherborne, and 12 miles north of Dorchester, It was formerly in the division and union of Cerne but now is in North Dorset Local Authority. Glanvilles Wootton is bordered by the parishes of Holwell to the north, Pulham to the east, Buckland Newton and Minterne Magna in the south while Holnest and Folke form the western boundary. The name of the Parish was changed in 1985, having previously been Wootton Glanville. The Parish Church, St Mary the Virgin, is a small Gothic edifice, with a low embattled tower and three bells (by 1915 there were 4 bells). On the south side is a chapel, which was a chantry, and has been applied as a burial-place by the Williams, Every, and Henley families, to whom there are several handsome monuments erected. |
| The church registers date from 1546. The Parish also has a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, now disused. There is a Manor House. The area of the current parish is 690 hectares, in 1865 the area was 1665 acres. The former National School (built in 1857 and enlarged in 1905 for 90 children) is now closed and converted into a private dwelling. The population in 1841 was 342; 329 in 1851; in 1861, 301; 1871, 314; 1881, 237; 1891, 239; 1901, 172 and in 1911, 211. In 1991 the population was 182 and consisted 74 dwellings. Apart from the main village there are several hamlets in the Parish, including Osehill Green, Newlands (tithing) and Round Chimneys. Dungeon is a large Roman camp. Nowadays the village has no public house, but the former Pure Drop Inn and New Inn both still stand though now converted into private dwellings. The former Post Office is now also a private cottage. There is a small village hall near the village centre. The father of the great Duke of Marlborough lived in the farm house called "Round Chimneys" around 1645. |
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel |
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Census |
To date census are on-line for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 |
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Parish Registers (dates shown are for the complete registers, not all will be made available on this site)
Marriage Register - see note about BT below |
Baptisms 1549 - 1886 (not yet available) |
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Bishops Transcripts (Diocese of Salisbury) (This is now a complete transcription of the BTs) The Marriages transcription has now been updated using the Parish Registers, where the BT and PR were different the PR data has been used. Original BT transcript data shown in green, PR additions/corrections in blue |
Held at Wiltshire Record Office, Trowbridge Christenings 1731-1879 Marriages 1731-1857 updated 28Oct2006 |
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Postal & Commercial Directories |
Pigot's 1830 (no mention) Harrod's 1865 PO Directory 1859 Kelly's 1889 Kelly's 1915 |
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Militia Records |
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Land Tax & Land Owners |
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Churchwardens Accounts |
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Poor Law Records |
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Photographs |
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Church & Burial Ground |
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15th & 16th century records |
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Maps |
The 1889-1891 Ordnance Survey map of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site. |
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For modern
location maps visit (enter 'Wootton Glanville':- |
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Links |
A page giving links to sites that feature Glanvilles Wootton. |
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Names |
For details of the surnames that occur most frequently in Glanvilles Wootton |
