Bothenhampton

Bothenhampton is a parish now forming a suburb of Bridport. It is separated from the town only by the River Asker and the Bridport by-pass. Bothenhampton was a settlement in Saxon times and in the Domesday Book of 1086, it was part of the manor of Loders, it was then called Bothenamtone. It was originally a separate village but modern expansion has enveloped it.

At the east end of the village are the remains of the original 14th century church comprising the tower and chancel. When the church became too small, instead of rebuilding it, a new church was constructed in 1887.


 New Holy Trinity, Bothenhampton

Old Holy Trinity
Courtesy of the Bothenhampton Village Web Site

The new parish church, Holy Trinity, was designed by the Arts and Crafts movement architect Edward Schroeder Prior in 1889. It was his first church. Although it appears plain from the outside the interior has received national acclaim. The new church is on a hill about a mile from the small port of West Bay. The registers date from 1722.

The area of the parish is only 833 acres and the soil is clay and loam. During the 19th century the chief crops were wheat, barley, flax and some pasture. In 1801 in the population was 334, in 1891 it was 490 and by 2001 was nearly 2000. 



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Census 1841 Census [Pearl Blanking]
1851 Census
1861 Census [Royston Clarke]
1871 Census [John Ridout]
1881 Census can be searched free on Family Search
1891 Census
1901 Census
1911 Census
Parish Registers
The parish registers date from 1726, the following transcriptions are available:-
Baptisms  1726-1812 [Kim Parker]
Marriages  1638-1812 [Peter Collins]
Burials  1726-1812 [Kim Parker]
Postal Directories  
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Records held at the Dorset History Centre
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Registers
Christenings 1726-1977. Marriages 1734-1992. Burials 1725/6-1915. Banns 1754-1809
Transcripts
Christenings 1726-1837. Marriages 1734-1837. Burials 1725-1837.
Registration District
(for the purpose of civil registration births, marriages & deaths)
1 Jul 1837-31 Mar 1997: Bridport
1 Apr 1997-30 Sep 2001: West Dorset
1 Oct 2001-17 Oct 2005: South & West Dorset

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