Carhampton, Somerset Family History Guide
Carhampton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.
Other places in the parish include: Rodhuish.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1634
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1598
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CARHAMPTON, a village, a parish, and a hundred in Somerset. The village stands near the coast, 1¼ mile ESE of Dunster, and 4 W of Watchet r. station. It dates from ancient times, under the name of Carumtune; and is a seat of petty sessions. The parish includes also the hamlet of Rodhuish; and is in the district of Williton. Post town, Dunster, under Taunton. Acres, 5,724; of which 525 are water. Real property, £6,076. Pop., 706. Houses, 141. The property is divided among a few. The surface is diversified with glen and hill. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Rodhuish, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £182. Patron, J. F. Luttrell, Esq. The church is ancient, interesting, and good; and contains a screen. Charities, £9.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
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 Dean of Wells
- Diocese: Bath and Wells
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Dunster
- Poor Law Union: Williton
- Hundred: Carhampton
- Province: Canterbury