Winterborne Stickland |
Winterborne [or Winterbourne] Stickland [or Strickland] is a parish and village situated at the head of the chalk stream Winterbourne, situated 3¾ miles south west of Blandford Forum. To the north is the parish of Turnworth, to the east is Blandford St Mary, downstream is Winterborne Clenstone and on the west is Winterborne Houghton. The parish church of St Mary is in the middle of the parish and is noted for the oak waggon headed roof. The registers date from 1616 but some are missing. |
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A Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1863 and a Primitive
Methodist Chapel in 1877. Winterborne Quarleston is a tithing in
the parish The village had a post office, a National School built in
1861 and a Police Constable. The parish comprises 2234 acres , the soil
is light chalky loam and the chief crops were wheat and barley. In 1891
the population was 406. |
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Census | On line: 1841 Census 1851 Census [Kim Parker] 1861 Census 1871 Census 1881 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census |
Parish Registers |
The Parish Registers date from 1616, the
Bishops Transcripts date from 1731 Baptisms 1813-1883 [Kim Parker] Marriage Burials 1813-1940 [Kim Parker] |
Bishops Transcripts | Burials 1813 - 1837 |
Rectors | A list of the Rectors of the Parish from 1217 |
War Memorial | Photo and names of those commemorated on the War Memorial |
Monumental Inscriptions | An on-line index of all names on Memorial Inscriptions with further details being available |
Photographs | More Photographs of the church & village |
Maps | The 1891 Ordnance Survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Winterborne Stickland' under place search. |
For modern
location maps visit:- For a 1920s map of the area click on the thumbnail on the left [162kb] |
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