Carhampton, Somerset Family History Guide

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Carhampton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Other places in the parish include: Rodhuish.

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1634
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1598

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

Carhampton Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers.

Carhampton Somerset Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1531-1812

Carhampton 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.

Carhampton 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.

Carhampton Somerset Church of England Burials 1813-1914

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].

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 Dean of Wells
  • Diocese: Bath and Wells
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Dunster
  • Poor Law Union: Williton
  • Hundred: Carhampton
  • Province: Canterbury