Bothenhampton Dorset Family History Guide

Bothenhampton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

Alternative names: Baunton

Parish church: Holy Trinity

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1725
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1731

Nonconformists include: Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BOTHENHAMPTON, a parish in Bridport district, Dorset; adjacent to the river Brit and the Southwestern railway, ¾ of a mile SE of Bridport. Post Town, Bridport. Acres, 823. Real property, £2,992. Pop., 546 Houses, 119. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £95. Patron, Sir H. M. Nepean, Bart. The church is good.

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

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BOTHENHAMPTON (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Bridport, liberty of Loders and Bothenhampton, Bridport division of Dorset, 1¼ mile (S. E. by S.) from Bridport; containing 533 inhabitants. It is situated within a quarter of a mile of the great western road, and about the same distance from Bridport harbour, on the southern coast: there are some quarries of excellent building-stone. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £46; patron, Sir M. H. Nepean, Bart.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Dorset, Bothenhampton – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Bothenhampton, 1731-1879
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bothenhampton (Dorsetshire)

Churchwardens’ accounts, 1820-1870
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bothenhampton (Dorsetshire)

Marriages at Bothenhampton, 1636-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bothenhampton (Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for Bothenhampton, 1726-1992
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Bothenhampton (Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

England, Dorset, Bothenhampton – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Loders and Bothenhampton, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Dorset)

England, Dorset, Bothenhampton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Loders and Bothenhampton, 1781-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Dorset)

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Bridport
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Bridport
  • Poor Law Union: Bridport
  • Hundred: Bridport Borough; Loders and Bothenhampton Liberty
  • Province: Canterbury