Melbury Abbas Dorset Family History Guide

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Melbury Abbas is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1716
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1732

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Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MELBURY-ABBAS, a parish in Shaftesbury district, Dorset; adjacent to Wilts, 2¼ miles SSE of Shaftesbury, and 5 S by E of Semley r. station. Post town, Shaftesbury, under Salisbury. Acres, 2,276. Rated property, £2,035. Pop., 412. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few.

The manor belongs to Sir R. G. Glyn, Bart. Melbury-Hill and Melbury-Down are prominent features. Limestone is worked.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £263. Patron, Sir R. G. Glyn, Bart. The church was rebuilt in 1851, and has a turreted tower. There is a national school. Bishop Blandford was a native.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

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

England, Dorset, Melbury-Abbas – Church records ( 2 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Melbury-Abbas., 1731-1880
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Melbury-Abbas (Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for Melbury-Abbas, 1716-1968
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Melbury-Abbas (Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

England, Dorset, Melbury-Abbas – Land and property ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1830-1856
Author: Melbury-Abbas (Dorset)

England, Dorset, Melbury-Abbas – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1830-1856
Author: Melbury-Abbas (Dorset)

England, Dorset, Melbury-Abbas – Taxation ( 1 )
Poor law records, 1830-1856
Author: Melbury-Abbas (Dorset)

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Shaftsbury
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Shaftesbury
  • Poor Law Union: Shaftesbury
  • Hundred: Sixpenny Hadley
  • Province: Canterbury