Bincombe Dorset Family History Guide

Bincombe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

Alternative names:

Parish church: Holy Trinity

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1658
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1731

Nonconformists include: Baptist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BINCOMBE, a parish in Weymouth district, Dorset; on the river Wey, on the Southwestern railway, and on the downs, 4½ miles S by W of Dorchester r. station. Post Town, Dorchester. Acres, 977. Real property, £1,035. Pop., 194. Houses, 41. The property is divided between two. Good stone is quarried; and there is a mineral spring. Numerous barrows are on the downs. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Broadway, in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £487. Patron, Caius College, Cambridge. The church is old but good, and has a tower.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BINCOMBE (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Weymouth, liberty of Frampton, Dorchester division of Dorset, 5 miles (S. by W.) from Dorchester; containing 170 inhabitants. It comprises by measurement 1000 acres, of which the soil is strong, the surface hilly, and the pasture land in general excellent. There are some quarries of a very fine durable stone, easily worked, a great quantity of which has been used in the public buildings at Dorchester.

The living is a rectory, with that of Broadway annexed, valued in the king’s books at £9. 1. 5½.; patrons, the Master and Fellows of Caius College, Cambridge. The tithes of Bincombe have been commuted for £180, and those of Broadway for £290. 10. 6.; the glebe in Bincombe comprises about 30 acres, and in Broadway 20. The church is a small structure with a square tower. Numerous barrows are visible on the neighbouring downs.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Dorset, Bincombe – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bincombe, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Dorset, Bincombe – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Bincombe, 1731-1879
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bincombe (Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for Bincombe, 1658-1992
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bincombe (Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Weymouth
  • Probate Court: Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Dorchester
  • Poor Law Union: Weymouth
  • Hundred: Frampton Liberty
  • Province: Canterbury