Directories
Transcribed by Andrew Cornwall
CHESELBOURNE, or CHESELBORNE, is a parish and small village, 8 miles north-east from Dorchester, 8 north-west of Bere Regis, and 9 south-west from Blandford, in the Union and division of Cerne, and diocese of Salisbury. The church is a Gothic structure, with a small organ, tower, and 5 bells. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Lord Rivers, and is enjoyed by the Rev. Thomas Wickham Birch, M.A. Here is a free school, built by the rector and supported by him. Population, in 1851, was 408; acres 2,580.
YETMAN’S BARN is 1 mile west; Hyde Hill, 1 mile east. On the stream is a mill.
Birch Rev. Thomas Wickham M.A. (rector)
Baker Esau, farmer
Baker William, blacksmith
BussellCharles, mason
Caines James, farmer
Davis Charles, farmer
Davis Edward, farmer
Decker Samuel, carpenter
Hall Martha (Miss), mistress of Free school
Hillier Frances (Mrs.), shoemaker
Kingsbury John, farmer
KingsburyRobert, carpenter & shopkeeper
Mullet Joseph, carpenter
Riggs Levi, farmer
Shepard Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Tett George, farmer & miller
Letters received from Dorchester via Piddletown. The nearest money order office is at Dorchester.
Free School, Miss Martha Hall, mistress
CHESELBOURNE, or CHESELBORNE, is a parish and small village, 8 mile north-east from Dorchester, 8 north-west of Bere Regis, and 9 south-west from Blandford, in the Union and division of Cerne, and diocese of Salisbury, Dorchester county court district, archdeaconry of Dorset, and deanery of Whitechurch. The church is a Gothic structure, with a small organ, square embattled tower, and 5 bells. The living is a rectory, annual value £254, with residence, in the gift of Lord Rivers, and is enjoyed by the Rev. Thomas Wickham Birch, M.A. Here is a free school, built by the rector and supported by him. Population, in 1851, was 408; acres 2,580.
YETMAN’S BARN is 1 mile west; Hyde Hill, 1 mile east. On the stream is a mill.
Birch Rev. Thomas Wickham M.A. (rector)
COMMERCIAL
Baker Esau, farmer
Barnett Joseph, shopkeeper
BussellCharles, mason
Caines James, farmer
Coats Phillis (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Davis Charles, farmer
Davis Edward, farmer
Decker Samuel, carpenter
Hall Martha (Miss), mistress of Free school
Hall Michael, blacksmith, & parish clerk
Kingsbury John, farmer
KingsburyRobert, carpenter & shopkeeper
Mullet William, carpenter
Riggs Levi, farmer
ShepardMary(Mrs.), shopkeeper
Shepard Peter, boat & shoe maker
Tett George, farmer & miller
Letters received from Dorchester via Piddletown. The nearest money order office is at Piddletown.
Free School, Miss Martha Hall, mistress
Kelly’s Dorsetshire Directory 1889
CHESILBORNE is a parish and small village, 8 miles north-east from Dorchester station, 8 north-west from Bere Regis and 11 south-west from Blandford, in the Western division of the county, Whiteway hundred, Cerne petty sessional division and union, Dorchester county court district, rural deanery of Whitchurch Bere Regis portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of St. Martin is an ancient flint and stone Gothic structure, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles, north and south porches and square embattled tower, with pinnacles, containing 5 bells: it was restored in 1875, and has 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1560. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £275, including 45 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Lieut.-Gen. A. H. L. Fox-Pitt-Rivers, and held since 1873 by the Rev. Charles Barton B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel, erected in 1866. Lieut.-Gen. A. H. L. Fox-Pitt-Rivers D.C.L., F.R.S. is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is a thin loam on chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, and some land in pasture. The area is 2,580 acres; rateable value, £2,003; the population in 1881 was 353.
By a Local Board Government Order, which came into operation March 25, 1882, a detached part of Milton Abbas, known as Liscombe, in the Blandford union, was amalgamated with this parish.
YETMAN’S BARN is one mile west.
HYDE HILL, one mile east.
Sexton, Thomas Arnold.
POST OFFICE.-Jn. Riggs, receiver.
Letters from Dorchester, via Puddletown, arrive 7.10 a.m.; despatched at 5.30
p.m. week days only.
The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Puddletown.
Here is a school under the sole control of the rector; built in 1861, for 80 children; average attendance, 35; Miss Emily Flew, mistress.
CARRIER TO DORCHESTER.- Philip Cleal, wed. & sat.
Barton Rev. Charles B.A. (rector)
COMMERCIAL
Baker James, shopkeeper
Chapman Francis, farmer
Cleal Philip, carrier
Davis Henry, shopkeeper
Mullett William, farmer & shopkeeper
Riggs John, wheelwright & blacksmith
Rolls Joseph Kellaway, farmer, Liscombe farm
Shepard Peter, farmer & shoe maker
Shepherd John, farmer, Manor farm
Thorne Levi, farmer
Thorne Sarah Ann (Mrs.), farmer, Bramblecombe farm
Upshall Marwood, The Rivers’ Arms P.H. & blacksmith
Kelly’s Dorsetshire Directory 1895
CHESILBORNE is a parish and small village, 8 miles north-east from Dorchester station, on the Great Western and London and South Western railway, 8 north-west from Bere Regis, and 11 south-west from Blandford, in the Western division of the county, Whiteway hundred, Cerne petty sessional division and union, Dorchester county court district, rural deanery of Whitchurch (Bere Regis portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of St. Martin is an ancient flint and stone Gothic structure, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles, north and south porches and square embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing 5 bells: it was restored in 1875, and has 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1560. The living is a rectory, average tithe-rent charge £243, gross income £323, net £251, including 45 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Lieut.-Gen. A. H. L. Fox-Pitt-Rivers, and held since 1873 by the Rev. Charles Barton B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel, erected in 1866. Lieut.-Gen. A. H. L. Fox-Pitt-Rivers D.C.L., F.R.S. is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is a thin loam on chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, and some land in pasture. The area is 2,580 acres; rateable value, £1,977; the population in 1891 was 256.
By a Local Board Government Order, which came into operation March 25, 1882, a detached part of Milton Abbas, known as Lypscombe, in the Blandford union, was amalgamated with this parish.
Yetman’s Barn is one mile west.
Hyde Hill, one mile east.
Sexton, Thomas Arnold.
POST OFFICE.-Jn. Riggs,
sub-postmaster. Letters from Dorchester, via Puddletown, arrive 7.20 a.m.;
despatched at 5.25 p.m.
week days only. Postal orders are issued here, but not
paid. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Melcombe Bingham.
Here is a school under the sole control of the rector; built in 1861, for 80 children; average attendance, 40; Miss Kate Sperring, mistress.
Carrier To Dorchester.- Philip Cleal, wed. & sat.
Barton Rev. Charles B.A. (rector)
Bennet Richard Cave
COMMERCIAL
Chapman Francis, farmer
Cleal Philip, carrier
Davis Henry, shopkeeper
Kellaway Charles, dairyman
Mitchell Richd. The Rivers Arms P.H.
Mullett William, farmer & shopkeeper
Riggs John, wheelwright & blacksmith, Post office
Rolls Joseph Kellaway, farmer, Liscombe farm
Shepard John, farmer, Manor farm
Thorne Edward, farmer, Bramblecombe farm
Thorne Levi, farmer
Kelly’s Dorsetshire Directory 1915
CHESILBORNE (or Cheselbourne) is a parish and small village, 8 miles north-east from Dorchester station, on the Great Western and London and South Western railway, 8 north-west from Bere Regis, and 11 south-west from Blandford, in the Western division of the county, Whiteway hundred, Cerne petty sessional division and union, Dorchester county court district, rural deanery of Whitchurch (Bere Regis portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of St. Martin is an ancient edifice of flint and stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, north and south porches and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing 5 bells: it was restored in 1875, and has 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1560. The church plate consists of an Elizabethan cup with cover, dated 1574, and two patens, the larger of 18th century date, and the smaller the gift in 1910 of the Rev. T. O. Marshall B.A. of Teddington, Middlesex. The living is a rectory, net income £290, including 44 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of A. E. L. Fox-Pitt-Rivers esq. and held since 1913 by the Rev. Frederick Sheriff Beale M.A. of Durham University. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel, erected in 1866. A. E. L. Fox-Pitt-Rivers esq. is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is a thin loam on chalk. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley, and some land in pasture. The area is 3,031 acres; rateable value, £1,451; the population in 1911 was 233. in the civil and 219 in the ecclesiastical parish.
By a Local Government Board Order, which came into operation March 25, 1882, a detached part of Milton Abbas, known as Lyscombe, in the Blandford union, was amalgamated with this parish for civil purposes only.
YETMAN’S BARN is 1 mile west; HYDE HILL, 1 mile east.
Sexton Henry Davis.
Post Office.-Henry Davis, sub-postmaster. Letters from Dorchester, via Puddletown, arrive 7.20 a.m. & 2.15 p.m.; despatched at 5.30 p.m. week days only. Melcombe Bingham, 2 miles distant, is the nearest money order and telegraph office.
Here is a school, formerly under the sole control of the rector, but now under the Local Education Committee; a new school was built in 1908, for 60 children; Miss Mabel Walker, mistress.
Carrier To Dorchester.- Charles Cleal, wed. & sat.
Beale Rev. Charles Sheriff M.A. (rector)
COMMERCIAL
Alner Herbt. farmer Bramblecombe farm
Bennett Richard Cave, farmer
Cleal Charles, carrier
Curtis Arthur, farmer
Curtis Tom, The Rivers Arms P.H.
Davis Henry, shopkeeper & post office
Hopkins Walter, thatcher
Kellaway Charles, dairyman
Riggs & Co., wheelwrights & blacksmiths
Rogers William, farmer, Manor farm
Scutt Cuthbert H. V. farmer
Talbot Fredk. Wm. farmer Waterside