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The It is remarkable for its two
churches: one disused, built in 1838 by Lord Chancellor Eldon to designs by
his son-in-law, Repton. The other is quite
elaborate, built in 1880 by the 3rd Earl of Eldon, architect G E
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The tower dominates the landscape and
inside, the clustered pillars and other details are of Purbeck marble,
quarried from Lord Eldon’s estate and worked by his own craftsmen. Until 1877, |
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The
Online Parish Clerk (OPC) for Further
material will be posted to this site as it is transcribed. If you have questions, please e-mail corfe.castle [at] ntlworld.com (please replace [at] and spaces with’@’) |
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On-line data |
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Census |
Census
data to be posted soon: 1881,
1891, 1901 Census
data being transcribed: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 |
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Churches |
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Directories |
Description
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Encombe House |
Brief
history of Encombe
House |
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Gravestones |
Listings
of gravestones at: New
Church – to follow |
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Maps |
The
1891 ordinance survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site,
just enter 'Kingston' under place search and then select number 6 ‘Kingston,
Dorset’. For modern location maps
visit:- |
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Parish Magazines |
Text of Parish Magazines for January to December 1914 |
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Parish Registers |
Parish
registers date from 1877. Only the marriage register has so far been
deposited at Dorset Record Office and is in the process of being transcribed. Please see Corfe Castle OPC for some registers before 1877. |
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Photographs |
Photographs of Old
postcard views of |
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Schools |
School
admission register: 1905-1961 |
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War Dead |
Photograph and list of those commemorated on memorial plaque in Kingston St James (new church) plus further information. |
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Wills |
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Neighbouring Parishes |
Kimmeridge |
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This site is maintained by Martin
White on behalf of the OPC Project. visitors
since 1 July 2004 |
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