TRADE & POSTAL DIRECTORIES
1848 |
1851 | 1855 | 1859 |
1865 | 1871 | 1875 |
1885 | 1889
1895 |
1898 | 1903 | 1907 |
1911 | 1915 | 1920 |
1923 | 1927
All transcriptions by Sue Thornton-Grimes
1848 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE and
1849 POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE & WILTSHIRE
East Orchard, or Hargrove, a small chapelry of Iwerne Minster parish in Sixpenny Handley Hundred, division and union of Shaftesbury, from which it is 4½ miles south-west, 5 miles north-east from Sturminster, and 10 east from Sherborne. The church is small, and of Norman architecture. The living is a curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Iwerne Minster, in the diocese of Salisbury, and patronage of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. Population, in 1841, was 201; acreage 800.
TRADERS
Bastable Mrs Elizabeth, farmer Mitchell Thomas, farmer
George John, farmer Moore Joseph, thatcher
Gulliver Lionel, farmer Tapper William, farmer
Matcham Mrs Mary, blacksmith Tucker William, farmer
Letters received through Shaftesbury.
1851 HUNT & CO’s DIRECTORY OF DORSET, HAMPSHIRE, WITSHIRE, SOMERSET & BRISTOL
East Orchard, a village and chapelry 5 miles N.E. from Sturminster, and 4½ S.W. from Shaftesbury. It has a small church in the Norman style of architecture; the living is a curacy united with that of Iwerne Minster, this village contained in 1841 201 inhabitants.
Bennett Mr John Light
__________
Bastable George Thos. Farmer Mitchell Thomas, farmer
Bennett William, farmer Mockridge Richard,
George John, farmer shoemaker & parish clerk
Gulliver Lemuel, farmer Pople John, farmer
Hiscock Edward, stonemason Shute George, farmer
Hunt Harry, farmer Tapper William, farmer
Matcham Jane, blacksmith Tucker William, farmer
1855 POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish in Sixpenny Handley Hundred, division and Union of Shaftesbury, from which it is 4 ½ miles south-west, 5 miles north-east from Sturminster, and 10 east from Sherborne. The church is small, and of Norman architecture. The living is a curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Iwerne Minster, in the diocese of Salisbury, and patronage of the Dean and Canons of Windsor. Population, in 1851, was 219; acreage 860.
Hartgrove is a tithing in Fontmell Magna parish, with 150 inhabitants.
Letters through Shaftesbury. The nearest money order offices are at Shaftesbury & Sturminster Newton.
TRADERS
Applin, Thomas, farmer, Hartgrove Mayo James, farmer
Bastable Elizabeth (Mrs), farmer Miles John, farmer, Hartgrove
Bastable William, general dealer Miles Joseph, farmer, Hartgrove
Bishop Richard, farmer, Hartgrove Moggeridge Richard, shopkeeper &
Bown William, shopkeeper parish clerk
Butt Samuel, dairyman Pople John, farmer
George John, farmer Ribbick James, farmer, Hartgrove
Gulliver Lionel, farmer Rideout Henry, farmer, Hartgrove
Hunt Cornelius, hay & corn dealer Roberts Martin, farmer
& farmer Shute George, farmer
Hunt Harry, farmer Tapper William, farmer
Laurence William, shopkeeper Tapper Wm. jun. dairyman, Hartgrove
Lilly John, shopkeeper, Hartgrove Tucker William, farmer
Matcham Jane (Mrs), smith Wright James, farmer, Hartgrove
National School: Mrs Ann Fifett, mistress
1859 POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish in Sixpenny Handley hundred, division, union, and county court district of Shaftesbury, from which it is 4½ miles south-west, 5 north-east from Sturminster and 10 east from Sherborne, in the diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of Dorset and deanery of Shaftesbury. The church has been taken down, and a new stone structure is being erected. The living is a curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Iwerne Minster. Population, in 1851, was 210; acreage 860.
Hartgrove is a tithing in Fontmell Magna parish, with 150 inhabitants.
Letters through Shaftesbury. The nearest money order offices are at Shaftesbury & Sturminster Newton.
COMMERCIAL
Applin Thomas, farmer, Hartgrove Miles Joseph, farmer, Hartgrove
Bastable Elizabeth (Mrs), farmer Moggeridge Richard,
Bishop Richard, farmer, Hartgrove shopkeeper & parish clerk
Butt Samuel, dairyman Ribbick Jas. (Mrs), farmer, Hartgrove
Gulliver Lionel, farmer Rideout Henry, farmer, Hartgrove
Hunt Cornelius, hay & corn dealer Roberts Martin, farmer
& farmer Shute George, farmer
Hunt Harry, farmer Tapper William, farmer
Laurence Philip, shopkeeper Tapper William jun. dairyman
Matcham Thomas, smith Tucker William, farmer
Mayo James, farmer Wright James, farmer
National School: Mrs Ann Fifett, mistress
1865 POSTAL & COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY
1865 HARROD’S DIRECTOR OF DORSET & WILTSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish in Sixpenny Handley hundred, division and union, 4½ miles from Shaftesbury, S.W., 5 N.E. from Sturminster, and 10 E. from Sherborne. The living is a curacy. The church is a new stone building now completed, and the living is now separated from Iwerne Minster, and belongs to the Rev. E. V. Chappel. Population in 1861 was 227; acreage, 860
Hartgrove is a tithing in Fontmell Magna parish.
POSTAL REGULATIONS:- Letters through Shaftesbury. The nearest money-order offices are at Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. Post town, Shaftesbury.
COMMERCIAL
Applin Edward, farmer, Hartgrove Mayo James, farmer
Bastable George, farmer Miles Joseph, farmer, Hartgrove
Bastable John, dairyman Moggridge Richard, shopkeeper
Bartlett William, dairyman & parish clerk
Bennett William, farmer Ribbick Mrs Jas., farmer, Hartgrove
Butt Samuel, dairyman Rideout Henry, farmer, Hartgrove
Hunt Cornelius, hay and corn dealer Roberts Martin, farmer
and farmer Shute George, farmer
Hunt Harry, farmer Tapper Henry, farmer
Jesse John, farmer, Hartgrove Tapper Mrs Mary
Laurence Philip, shopkeeper Tucker William, farmer
Matcham Thomas, smith Wright James, farmer
1871 MERCER & CROCKER’S DIRECTORY OF HAMPSHIRE & DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a small village and parish near Shaftesbury, which is the nearest money order office. The living is annexed with Margaret Marsh. Richard Moggeridge, Parish Clerk, Robert Bastable, Mrs Gulliver, Cornelius Hunt, Harry Hunt, John Mayo, William Miles, George Shute, Robert Stay, Henry Tapper and Luke Tucker are farmers; Thomas Matcham, blacksmith.
1875 POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF HAMPSHIRE, WILTSHIRE & DORSET
East Orchard is a parish, in the petty sessional division of East Shaston, Sixpenny Handley hundred, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of Dorset, and rural deanery of Shaftesbury, 3½ miles south-west from Shaftesbury, and 5 north-east from Sturminster. The church of St Thomas is a new stone building, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and bell turret with 1 bell, and has an organ and will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Margaret Marsh, yearly value £200, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a National school and a Wesleyan chapel. Thomas Bower, esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G. Glyn, bart. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil, blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 860 acres; gross estimated rental, £2,239; rateable value, £2,002; the population in 1871 was 244.
Parish Clerk, Richard Moggridge.
WALL LETTER BOX at the school, cleared at 2.30 p.m. on week days only
Letters received from Shaftesbury, which is the nearest money order office
National School, Miss Elizabeth Marshall, mistress
Barter Levi George, Great house
Chappel Rev. Eldon Vaughan, M.A. [Vicar], Vicarage
Bastable George, farmer Mayo John, farmer
Cox James, farmer & cowkeeper Roberts Martin, farmer
Hunt Cornelius, hay & corn dealer Shute George, farmer
& farmer & cowkeeper
Hunt Harry, farmer, hay & corn dealer Stay Robert, farmer, registrar
& grazier of births & deaths & collector
Johnson Jane (Mrs), shopkeeper of poor rates
Laurence Philip, shopkeeper & blacksmith Tapper Henry, farmer
Martin Charles, dairyman Tucker Luke, farmer
Matcham Thomas, blacksmith & cowkeeper
1885 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF WILTSHIRE, DORSETSHIRE & HAMPSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish in the northern division of the county, petty sessional division of Shaftesbury, Sixpenny Handley hundred, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury, fourth portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury, 3 ½ miles south-west from Shaftesbury and 4 north-east from Sturminster station on the Somerset and Dorset railway. The church of St Thomas is a modern stone building in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and turret with 1 bell and has an organ and will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Margaret Marsh, gross joint yearly value £250 with house, in the gift of the Vicar of Iwerne Minster and held since 1865 by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are R. Devenish esq., the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. D.L., J.P. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 860 acres; rateable value £2,069; the population in 1881 was 233.
Parish Clerk: Richard Moggridge
Letters received from Shaftesbury, which is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
WALL LETTER BOX at the school, cleared at 4.20 p.m. week days only.
National School (mixed), with residence for mistress, built in 1867 for 85 children; average attendance 54; Miss Emily Squibb, mistress
Chappel Rev E V [vicar], Vicarage
Bastable George, farmer Mockridge John, shopkeeper
Hunt Augustus, farmer Polder Ambrose, shopkeeper
Hunt Cornelius, hay & corn dealer Roberts Martin, farmer
& farmer Shute George, farmer & cowkeeper
Hunt Cornelius (Mrs), farmer Stay Robert, farmer, registrar of
Hunt Edwin, farmer of births and deaths and collector
Matcham Thomas, blacksmith of poor rates
Mayo John, farmer Tucker Luke, farmer & cowkeeper
1889 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 3½ miles south-west from Shaftesbury and 4 north-east from Sturminster station on the Somerset and Dorset railway, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern stone building in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and western turret, containing one bell; the church contains an organ and will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, annexed to that of Margaret Marsh, gross joint yearly value £250, with house, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are R. Devenish esq. the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. D.L., J.P. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 860 acres; rateable value £2,027; the population in 1881 was 233.
Parish Clerk: Richard Moggridge
Letters received from Shaftesbury, which is the nearest money order & telegraph office arrive at 8.30 a.m.
WALL LETTER BOX at the school, cleared at 4.20 p.m. week days only.
National School (mixed), with residence for master, built in 1867 for 67 children; average attendance 66; Frederick William Martin, master
Chappel Rev. Eldon Vaughan M.A. [vicar], Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bastable George, farmer Mockridge John, shopkeeper
Bastable William, blacksmith Roberts John, farmer
Bugg Henry William, farmer Shute George, farmer
Hiscock John, shoe maker Stay Robert, farmer, registrar
Hunt Cornelius James, hay & corn dealer of births & deaths for Fontmell
& farmer Magna sub-district, &
Hunt Cornelius (Mrs), farmer collector of poor rate
Hunt Edwin, cowkeeper & shopkeeper Tucker Luke, farmer
Mayo John, farmer Weeden James, shopkeeper
1895 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern stone building in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and western turret, containing one bell; the church contains an organ and will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, average tithe rent-charge £60, joint gross yearly value £227, net £210, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel and Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are R. Devenish esq. the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. D.L., J.P. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 839 acres; rateable value £2,016; the population in 1891 was 166.
Parish Clerk: Thomas Elliott
Letters received from Shaftesbury, which is the nearest money order & telegraph office arrive at 9 a.m.
WALL LETTER BOX at the school, cleared at 4.20 p.m. week days only.
National School (mixed), with residence for master, built in 1867 for 67 children; average attendance 64; Geo. Webb, master
Chappel Rev. Eldon Vaughan M.A. [vicar], Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bastable George, farmer, Great Mockridge John, shopkeeper
House & WInchell’s farm Mockridge Samuel, cowkeeper
Chaldecott Arthur, baker Shute Jordon Richard, farmer
Feltham James, butcher Stay Robert, farmer, registrar
Hiscock John, shoe maker of births & deaths for Fontmell
Hunt Cornelius (Mrs), farmer Magna sub-district, & collector
Mayo John, farmer of poor rate, Hartgrove farm
Merefield Sarah (Mrs), shopkeeper Tucker Luke, farmer
1898 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern stone building in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £205, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel and Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Capt. Myers. the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. of Gaunt’s House, WImborne. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 839 acres; rateable value £1,831; the population in 1891 was 166.
Letters received from Shaftesbury, arrive at 9 a.m.
Wall Letter Box at the school, cleared at 9 a.m. & 4.20 p.m. week days only.
Fontmell Magna is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 3 miles distant.
National School (mixed), with residence for master, built in 1867 for 76 children; average attendance 59; Geo. Webb, master
Chappel Rev. Eldon Vaughan M.A. [vicar], Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bastable George William & John Mockridge John, shopkeeper
Thos. farmers, WInchells farm Mockridge Samuel, cowkeeper
Courage Frank, blacksmith Ridout John, shopkeeper
Hunt Cornelius (Mrs), farmer Shute Jordon Richard, farmer
Hunt Harry, farmer Tucker Luke, farmer
Mayo Mary Ann (Mrs), farmer Tuffin Frank Moore, farmer,
Meaden Wm, farmer, Hartgrove farm Great House
1903 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £200, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel and Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Capt. Myers. the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. of Gaunt’s House, WImborne. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 800 acres; rateable value £1,865; the population in 1901 was 169.
Letters received from Shaftesbury, arrive at 9 a.m.
Wall Letter Box at the school, cleared at 8.40 a.m. & 4.20 p.m. week days only.
Fontmell Magna is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 3 miles distant.
Elementary School (mixed), with residence for master, built in 1867, for 76 children; average attendance 54; George Webb, master
Chappel Rev. Eldon Vaughan M.A. [vicar], Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bastable George William & John Meaden Wm. farmer, Hartgrove farm
Thos. farmers, WInchells farm Mockridge John, shopkeeper
Burt William G, dairyman Mockridge Samuel, cowkeeper
Gray Charles, farmer Pike William, cowkeeper
Hunt Cornelius (Mrs), farmer Ridout John, shopkeeper
Mayo Mary Ann (Mrs), farmer Shute Jordon Richard, farmer
1907 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £192, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1863 by the Rev. Eldon Vaughan Chappel M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Capt. Myers, the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. of Gaunt’s House, WImborne. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 800 acres; rateable value £1,848; the population in 1901 was 168.
Letters received from Shaftesbury, arrive at 9 a.m.
Wall Letter Box at the school, cleared at 8.40 a.m. & 4.20 p.m. week days only.
Fontmell Magna is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 3 miles distant.
Elementary School (mixed), (under the control of the County Council) with residence for master, built in 1867, for 76 children; average attendance 64; George Webb, master
Chappel Rev. Eldon Vaughan M.A. [vicar], Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bastable George William & John Pike William, cowkeeper
Thos. farmers, WInchells farm Roberts August George,
Dennis John Charles, farmer, farmer, Henbury farm
Swainscombe farm Shute Jordan Richard,
Gray Chas, farmer, Gulliver’s farm farmer, Trapdoor farm
Mayo Mary Ann (Mrs), farmer Starks James, cowkeeper
Meaden William. farmer, Hartgrove farm
1911 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSET
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £192, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1910 by the Rev. Wilbraham Harris Arundell M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Capt. Myers, the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. of Gaunt’s House, WImborne. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 800 acres; rateable value £1,877; the population in 1901 was 168.
Letters received from Shaftesbury, arrive at 8 a.m.
Wall Letter Box at the school, cleared at 8.40 a.m. & 4.20 p.m. week days only.
Bedchester, 2 miles distant, is the nearest post office & Fontmell Magna is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 3 miles distant.
Elementary School (mixed), (under the control of the County Council) with residence for master, built in 1867, for 60 children; average attendance 64; George Webb, master
Arundell Rev. Wilbraham Harris M.A. (vicar), Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bennett Wm, farmer, Boxbush farm Roberts Albert, farmer,
Dennis John Charles, farmer Winchells farm
Swainscombe farm Roberts August George,
Gray Harold, farmer, Great House farmer, Henbury farm
Jesse Reginald, farmer, Gulliver’s farm Shute Jordan Richard,
Mayo Mary Ann (Mrs), farmer farmer, Trapdoor farm
Meaden William, farmer, Hartgrove Starks James, cowkeeper
1915 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSET
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Sturminster Newton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £192, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1913 by the Rev. Henry Percy Gocher M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Capt. Myers, the trustees of the Rev. J. Penruddock and Sir Richard G Glyn bart. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards and cider is manufactured. The area is 839 acres; rateable value £1,903; population in 1911: 120 in the civil parish and 175 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Letters received from Shaftesbury, arrive at 8 a.m.
Wall Letter Box at the school, cleared at 8.40 a.m. & 4.20 p.m. week days only.
Bedchester, 2 miles distant, is the nearest post office & Fontmell Magna is the nearest money order & telegraph office, 3 miles distant.
Elementary School (mixed), (under the control of the County Council) with residence for master, built in 1867, for 60 children; George Webb, master
Gocher Rev. Henry Percy M.A. (vicar), Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bennett Wm. farmer, Boxbush farm Roberts Albert, farmer,
Dennis Edwin, farmer, Swainscombe WInchells farm
Farm Roberts Augustus George
Dibben Alfred, farmer farmer, Henbury farm
Gray Harold, farmer, Great house Shute Jordan Richard, farmer
Harrison Mrs, farmer Trapdoor farm
Martin Edgar, farmer Starks James, cowkeeper
Mayo Mary Ann (Mrs), farmer Turner William, farmer
1920 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Sturminster Newton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £250, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1913 by the Rev. Henry Percy Gocher M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The land is divided into about fifty smallholdings. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards. The area is 839 acres; rateable value £1,930; population in 1911: 120 in the civil parish and 175 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Letters received from Shaftesbury, arrive at 8 a.m. Bedchester, 2 miles distant, is the nearest post office & Fontmell Magna, 3 miles distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Wall Letter Box at the school, cleared week days only.
Church of England Elementary School (mixed), (under the control of appointed governors), with residence for mistress, built in 1867 and enlarged in 1912; Mrs Hoskins, mistress.
Gocher Rev. Henry Percy M.A. (vicar), Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Marked thus º farm 150 acres or over ,
Butt Edith (Mrs), farmer, Swainscomb farm Meaden Frank & Sidney
º Dennis Edward Myall, farmer, farmers, Hartgrove ,
Trapdoor farm Roberts Albert, farmer
Gray Harold, farmer, Great house Winchells farm
Harrison Mrs, farmer Roberts Augustus George
Martin Edgar, farmer farmer, Henbury farm
Mayo Mary Ann (Mrs), farmer Turner William, farmer
1923 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF HAMPSHIRE, WILTSHIRE, DORSETSHIRE, ISLE OF WIGHT & CHANNEL ISLANDS
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Sturminster Newton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £296, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1913 by the Rev. Henry Percy Gocher M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. Thomas Bower esq. is lord of the manor. The land is divided into about fifty smallholdings. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards. The area is 839 acres; rateable value £1,928; population in 1911: 120 in the civil parish and 175 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Letters through Shaftesbury. Bedchester, 2 miles distant, is the nearest post office & Fontmell Magna, 3 miles distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Church of England Elementary School (mixed), (under the control of appointed governors), with residence for mistress, built in 1867 and enlarged in 1912; Mrs Price, mistress.
Gocher Rev. Henry Percy M.A. (vicar), Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Marked thus º farm 150 acres or over ,
Bush John Robert, farmer, Great Ho. Price Henry Wm. Holroyd
Chudley Samuel, smallholder assistant overseer for East &
º Dennis Edward Myall, farmer, West Orchard & Fontmell Magna
Trapdoor farm Rabbetts Frederick George, farmer
Gibbs Walter, farmer, Roberts Albert, farmer,
Swainscombe farm WInchells farm
Gillett Alice Mary (Mrs), farmer Roberts Augustus George
Martin Edgar, farmer farmer, Henbury farm
Meaden Frank & Sidney, Shute Mervyn, farmer
farmers, Hartgrove Turner William, farmer
1927 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, and 3 ½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, union and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Sturminster Newton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £248, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1926 by the Rev. Albert Ferdinand Gabriel Christie M.A. of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. There is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards. The area is 839 acres; rateable value £2.046; population in 1921was 88 in the civil parish and 147 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Letters through Shaftesbury. Bedchester, 2 miles distant, is the nearest post office & Fontmell Magna, 3 miles distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Church of England Elementary School (mixed), (under the control of appointed governors), with residence for mistress, built in 1867 and enlarged in 1912; Miss Nellie Mead, mistress.
Christie Rev. Albt. Ferdinand Gabriel M.A. (vicar), Vicarage
Cook Lawrence, Oaklands
Price Henry William
COMMERCIAL
Abbott G M (Miss), farmer Gillett Alice Mary (Mrs), farmer
Hartgrove farm Hartnell Herbt. Geo, farmer
Bush John Robert, farmer, Roberts Albert, farmer, Winchells fm
Great House Roberts Augustus George, farmer
Bush Wm. Geo. farmer Henbury farm
Crooks William Ernest, wheelwright Shute Mervyn, farmer
Dennis Edward Myall, farmer, Turner William, farmer,
Trapdoor farm Bowling Green farm
Edmonds Geo, farmer
1931 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster Newton station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, and 3½ south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, rural district and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Sturminster Newton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £296, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster, and held since 1930 by the Rev. Henry Augustus Bright M.A. of St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge. There is a Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards. The area is 839 acres; population in 1921was 88 in the civil parish and 147 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Letters through Shaftesbury. Fontmell Magna nearest M. O. & T. office
PRIVATE RESIDENTS
Bright Rev. Henry August M.A. (vicar) Vicarage
Cook Lawrence, Oaklands
Price H.W. Holroyd
COMMERCIAL
Abbott G M (Miss), farmer Edmonds Geo. Farmer, Meads
Hartgrove farm Gillett Alice Mary (Mrs), smallholder
T N Fontmell Magna 9 Hartnell Herbt. Geo. farmer
Bush John Robert, farmer Roberts Albert, farmer, WInchells fm
Great House Roberts Augustus George, farmer
Bush Wm. Geo. Farmer, Henbury farm
White gate Shute Stanley Mervyn, farmer,
Crooks William Ernest, wheel- Gulliver’s farm
Wright, builder, decorator, Turner William, farmer
Agricultural engineer & smith Bowling Green farm
Dennis Edward Myall, farmer
Trapdoor Farm
1935 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster Newton station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, and 4 south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, rural district and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Sturminster Newton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £296, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster. There is a Methodist chapel, erected in 1876, and a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1890. The land is mostly owned by the farmers. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards. The area is 839 acres; population in 1931was 101 in the civil parish and 149 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Post & Tel. Call office. Letters through Shaftesbury. (Telegrams dispatched only). Fontmell Magna nearest M. O. & T. office
*Receive their letters direct from Shaftesbury
PRIVATE RESIDENTS
Cook Lawrence, Oaklands
* Price H W Holroyd, Laurel Cottage, Hartgrove
COMMERCIAL
* Abbott G M (Miss), farmer, Hartgrove farm, Hartgrove
Bush Albt. Geo. farmer, Willis farm
Bush John Robert, farmer, Great House
Crooks Olive Winifred (Miss), teacher of pianoforte, Meadow View
Crooks William Ernest, wheelwright, builder, decorator, agricultural engineer & smith, poultry houses & appliances
Dennis Edward Myall, farmer, Trapdoor farm
Edmonds Geo. farmer, Meads
Gillett Alice Mary (Mrs), smallholder
Hartnell Herbt. Geo. farmer
Roberts Albt. Arth. farmer, WInchells farm
Roberts Augustus George, farmer, Henbury farm
Shute Stanley Mervyn, farmer, Gulliver’s farm
Turner William, farmer, Bowling Green farm
1939 KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DORSETSHIRE
East Orchard is a parish 4 miles north-east from Sturminster Newton station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, and 4 south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, Sixpenny Handley hundred, petty sessional division, rural district and county court district of Shaftesbury, rural deanery of Sturminster Newton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. A stream flowing to the south-west forms the boundary between this parish and West Orchard. Water is supplied by the Shaftesbury Rural District Council. The church of St Thomas is a modern building of stone, in the Early English style, and comprises chancel, nave, south porch and a western turret, containing one bell; the church will seat 150 people. The register dates from the year 1785. The living is a vicarage, with that of St. Margaret Marsh annexed, joint net yearly value £296, with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Iwerne Minster and held since 1935 by the Rev. Arthur Douglas Dinsdale A.K.C.L. There is a Methodist chapel, erected in 1876, and another erected in 1890. The land is mainly owned by the farmers. The soil is clay and gravel; subsoil blue clay. The land is heavy pasture. There are numerous apple orchards. The area is 839 acres; population in 1931was 101 in the civil parish and 149 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Post office. Letters through Shaftesbury. Fontmell Magna nearest M. O. & T. office
*Receive their letters direct from Shaftesbury
PRIVATE RESIDENTS
Dinsdale Rev. Arthur Douglas A.K.C.L. (vicar), Vicarage
Goodrum Charles Edward, Oaklands
* Price H W Holroyd, Laurel Cottage, Hartgrove
COMMERCIAL
* Abbott G M (Miss), farmer, Hartgrove farm, Hartgrove
Bush Albt. Geo. farmer, Bungalow
Bush John Robert, farmer, Great House
Crooks William Ernest, wheelwright,
Dennis Edward Myall, farmer, Trapdoor farm
Francis Thos. farmer, Bowling Green farm
Gillett Alice Mary (Mrs), smallholder
Hartnell Herbt. Geo. farmer
Roberts Albt. Arth. farmer, WInchells farm
Rossiter Jas. Farmer, Meads
Shute Stanley Mervyn, farmer, Gulliver’s farm