England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Godmanstone is located in central Dorset about 5 miles north of the town of Dorchester. Godmanstone is a tiny place, little more than a hamlet, lying astride the A352 road which links Dorchester with the town of Sherborne. Godmanstone consists of little more than a 500 metres long strip of cottages and farms along the busy road, the place is gone in somewhat of a flash. Godmanstone lies in chalk country, the area is rather dramatically undulating, Godmanstone sits in the valley of the River Cerne whilst chalk downs rise to both east and west. The area would have been dominated by sheep raising at the time of this transcript although nowadays there is much conversion to arable farming. The Cerne, which drains to the south, is headed, after joining the Frome towards the English Channel through Poole Harbour. Godmanstone is sited at around 90 metres above sea level but hills rise to local heights of more than twice that height to both east and west. Godmanstone parish was small for Dorset and would certainly not have covered 1,000 acres; it supported around 150 parishioners. There is no specific mention of Godmanstone in Domesday Book. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 13th August 1754 - 16th February 1811 | Dorset Archives & Local Studies - Reference - PE-GOD/RE/2/1 |
Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 18th May 1813 - 18th July 1836 | Dorset Archives & Local Studies - Reference - PE-GOD/RE/2/2 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Sydling
St Nicholas
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Sydling St
Nicholas
Nether Cerne All Saints |
Nether
Cerne All Saints
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Sydling St
Nicholas
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Charminster
St Mary
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Stratton
St Mary
Charminster St Mary |
Charminster
St Mary
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