Brompton Ralph, Somerset Family History Guide

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Brompton Ralph is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1557
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Brompton Ralph Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

Brompton Ralph Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Brompton Ralph Somerset Church of England Baptisms 1813-1914

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Brompton Ralph Somerset Marriage Registers Bonds and Allegations 1754-1914

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Brompton Ralph Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BROMPTON-RALPH, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; 3½ miles WSW of Crowcombe-Heathfield r. station, and 4 N of Wiveliscombe. Post town, Wiveliscombe, under Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 2,690. Real property, £3,495. Pop., 436. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. There are traces of a Roman camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £347. Patrons, J. Blommart, Esq., and Miss Escott. The church is old, and was enlarged in 1847. There is an Independent chapel.

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

Maps

National Library of Scotland Maps – includes OS 25 inch 1892-1918 maps, a vast range of other historical OS maps and land use maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Somerset
  • Civil Registration District: Williton
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Archdeaconry of Taunton
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Dunster
  • Poor Law Union: Williton
  • Hundred: Williton and Freemanors
  • Province: Canterbury