Otterhampton with Combwich, Somerset Family History Guide

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Otterhampton with Combwich is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Other places in the parish include: Cummidge, Combwich, and Combewick.

Alternative names: Otterhampton

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1656
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Otterhampton with Combwich Parish Registers

Otterhampton Parish Registers Marriages 1656 to 1749 Somerset Parish Registers Marriages V. 6 Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore & W. A. Bell & C. W. Whistler. Publisher: Phillimore & Co. Date of publication: 1905. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

OTTERHAMPTON, a parish, with a village, in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on the seaward reach of the river Parret, miles S W or Highbridge Junction r. station, and 5¼ NW of Bridgewater. Post town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1, 117; of which 100 are water. Real property, £3, 109. Pop., 235. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Hill House is the seat of R. G. Evered, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240. Patron, J. Evered, Esq. The church is mainly later English, with a chancel of 1844; and comprises nave and aisles, with a tower. There are an Independent chapel and a Church school.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Somerset, Otterhampton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Otterhampton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Somerset, Otterhampton – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Otterhampton, 1607-1841
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Otterhampton (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Otterhampton, parish registers, 1656-1976
Author: Somerset Record Office

Marriages at Otterhampton, 1656-1749
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Otterhampton (Somersetshire)

Parish registers for Otterhampton, 1656-1903
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Otterhampton (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Otterhampton – Land and property ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Otterhampton, 1766-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

England, Somerset, Otterhampton – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Churchwardens’ accounts, 1763-1863
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Otterhampton (Somersetshire)

Overseers’ accounts, 1814-1893
Author: Otterhampton (Somerset)

England, Somerset, Otterhampton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Otterhampton, 1766-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Somersetshire)

Maps

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

Administration

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