Maiden Newton Dorset Family History Guide
Maiden Newton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.
Other places in the parish include: Notton and Cruxton.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1555
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1731
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Presbyterian, and Wesleyan Methodist.
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
MAIDEN-NEWTON, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Dorchester district, Dorset. The village stands on the river Frome, and on the Dorchester and Yeovil railway, at the junction of the branch to Bridport, 7¾ miles NW of Dorchester; was once a market-town; and has a station with telegraph on the railway, a post office under Dorchester, and fairs on 9 March and 4 May.
The parish contains also the hamlets of Cruxton and Notton. Acres, 2,853. Real property, £3,912. Pop., 844. Houses, 167. The property is mostly in one estate. Iron-founding and brewing are carried on. Some Roman tesselated pavement was found on the S border, near the end of last century.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £600. Patrons, the Earl of Ilchester and the Countess of Egremont. The church is Norman; consists of nave, S aisle, and transept, with a central embattled tower; and is in good condition.
There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £5.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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Administration
- County: Dorset
- Civil Registration District: Dorchester
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
- Diocese: Salisbury
- Rural Deanery: Bridport
- Poor Law Union: Dorchester
- Hundred: Tollerford
- Province: Canterbury