West Chelborough Dorset Family History Guide

West Chelborough is an Ancient Parish in the county of Dorset.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1663
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1732

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CHELBOROUGH (West), a parish in Beaminster district, Dorset; 3¾ miles WNW of Evershot r. station, and 5¼ NE of Beaminster. Post town, Evershot, under Dorchester. Acres, 578. Rated property, £637. Pop., 73. Houses, 15. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £88. Patron, G. Bullock, Esq. The church is good.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Dorset, West Chelborough – Cemeteries ( 1 )
East & West Chelborough parish registers and monumental inscriptions
Author: Pine, Terry; Somerset & Dorset Family History Society

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

England, Dorset, West Chelborough – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for West Chelborough, 1732-1879
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of West Chelborough (Dorsetshire)

Churchwardens’ accounts, 1676-1920
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of West Chelborough (Dorsetshire)

East & West Chelborough parish registers and monumental inscriptions
Author: Pine, Terry; Somerset & Dorset Family History Society

Marriages at West Chelborough, 1673-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of West Chelborough (Dorsetshire)

Parish registers for West Chelborough, 1813-1991
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of West Chelborough (Dorsetshire); Dorset Record Office

Administration

  • County: Dorset
  • Civil Registration District: Beaminster
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
  • Diocese: Salisbury
  • Rural Deanery: Bridport
  • Poor Law Union: Beaminster
  • Hundred: Tollerford
  • Province: Canterbury