The Parish of Buckland Newton

Church of the Holy Rood	Buckland Newton (sometimes referred to as Buckland Abbas) is a rural parish and extensive village in north central Dorset, England. It is approximately 9 miles south-east of Sherborne, and 10 miles north of Dorchester, It was formerly in the division and union of Cerne but now is in North Dorset Local Authority. Buckland Newton is bordered, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Pulham, Mappowder, Alton Pancras, Cerne Abbas, Minterne Magna and Glanvilles Wootton. The Chapelry of Plush is detached from the Parish of Buckland Newton, and is bordered by the parishes of Mappowder, Melcombe Bingham, Cheselbourne, Piddletrenthide and Alton Pancras. The village of Buckland is situated at the head of the vale of Blackmoor, and commands some fine and extensive woodland scenery. The church of the Holy Rood is a Gothic structure, with embattled tower, 5 bells, and a short lead-covered spire. The population in 1851, was 990 in the parish, and 408 in the township; acreage 6,018. A market was formerly held here and a court leet was held annually.
Plush is a tithing and chapelry, 3 miles south-east, with a small church (St John the Baptist, registers date from 1848). The population in 1851 was 145. Plush also has an Elementary School. Minterne Parva is a tithing, 2 miles south-west, population 121. Duntish is a tithing, 1 mile north, with a population of 133. Near it are Castle Hill and Lawrences. Brockhampton and Knowle Farm, a tithing 2 miles north-east, population 183, nearby are Chaston, Sharnell (or Sharnhill) Green and Beaulieu Wood. Rue (or Rew) is 1 mile north-east; Henley, 1 south-east; Revels 1 west.	School
The Online Parish Clerk (OPC) for Buckland Newton is Jon Baker You may contact me by e-mail if you have further queries. Please Note: I am an unpaid volunteer willing to assist others with their genealogical research and should in no way be confused with the County Council or Church appointed Parish Clerk. I also do not live in the vicinity of the Parish. Available Data
Census	Censuses are on-line for: 1841 (Plush only), 1851 (Plush only), 1861 (Plush only), 1871 (Plush only), 1891 (complete) and 1901 (Plush only)
Parish Registers (dates shown are for the complete registers, not all will be made available on this site)	Baptisms 1568/9-1981 (not yet available) Marriages 1568/9-1995 (not yet available) Burials 1568/9-1974 (not yet available) Banns 1849-1898 (not yet available)
Bishops Transcripts The transcripts available so far are courtesy of Christine Crawford	Held at Wiltshire Record Office, Trowbridge Baptisms 1821-1835 Marriages 1821-1835 Burials 1821-1835
Postal & Commercial Directories	Post Office 1859 Kelly's 1889 Kelly's 1915
Militia Records
Land Tax & Land Owners
Churchwardens Accounts
Poor Law Records
Photographs
Church & Burial Ground (courtesy of Brian Webber & Beryl Ellis)	Monumental Inscriptions (Church) Monumental Inscriptions (Burial Ground) Monumental Inscription Index Plush burials - Monumental inscriptions available on Dorset OPC site
War Memorial	1914-1918 Roll of Honour
15th & 16th century records
Maps	The 1889-1891 Ordnance Survey map of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site (the Old Maps site no longer allows direct links, click on Buckland Newton to view old OS Maps) For modern location maps visit (enter 'Buckland Newton':- www.multimap.com
Links	A page giving links to sites that feature Buckland Newton and associated hamlets
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