Directories
Transcribed by Dorinda Miles
Extract from Post Office Directory of Dorsetshire 1855
Tarrant Launceston in the Blandford Union, takes its name from the river Tarrant.
Tarrant Launceston is a parish in the Hundred of Pimperne, 5¼ miles north-east-by-east from Blandford; contained, in 1851, 123 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Tarrant Monkton in the archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury, and in the patronage of James John Farquharson, esq.; the Rev Robert Farquharson is the incumbent. On the down are barrows. Luton is a farm.
BURGESS James, farmer
Extract from Post Office Directory of Dorsetshire 1859
Tarrant Launceston in the Blandford union and county court district, in the diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of Dorset, and deanery of Pimperne, takes its name from the river Tarrant.
Tarrant Launceston is a parish in the Hundred of Pimperne, 5¼ miles north-east-by-east from Blandford, and in Blandford county court district; it contained, in 1851, 123 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Tarrant Monkton, and in the patronage of James John Farquharson, esq. On the down are barrows. Luton is a farm.
BURGESS James, farmer
Extract from Kelly’s Directory of Dorsetshire 1889
Tarrant Launceston is a parish, on the river Tarrant, 5¼ miles north-east from Blandford, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Pimperne, Blandford petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Pimperne Blandford portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. Here is no church. The living is a chapelry, annexed to the vicarage of Tarrant Monkton, gross joint yearly value £136, including 4 acres of glebe, in the gift of James John Farquharson, esq. And held since 1889 by the Rev. William Frederick Adye M.A., of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, who resides at Tarrant Hinton. Blandford race-course is in this parish, which has long been disused; horses are trained here by Mr Walters, of Pimperne. On the down are barrows. James John Farquharson, esq. D.I., J.P. of Langton House, is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is light; subsoil, chalk and flint. The chief crops are wheat and oats. The area (with Tarrant Monkton)
is 1,614 acres; rateable value of Tarrant Launceston, £1,261; the population in 1881 was 86.
Parish Clerk, William THORNHILL.
Letters through Blandford arrive at 8.45 a.m.; the nearest telegraph office is at Blandford, distant 5¼ miles, and the nearest money order office is at Tarrant Gunville.
WALL LETTER BOX cleared at 5.10 p.m. on week days; & 9.35 a.m. on Sundays.
The children attend the school at Tarrant Monkton.
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WATTS William, Launceston House |
DOWNTON James, farm bailiff to William Watts esq. |
Extract from Kelly’s Directory of Dorsetshire 1895
Tarrant Launceston is a parish, on the river Tarrant, 5¼ miles north-east from Blandford station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Pimperne, Blandford petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Pimperne (Blandford) portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. Here is no church. The living is a chapelry, annexed to the vicarage of Tarrant Monkton, tithe rent-charge £50, joint gross yearly value £126, including 3 ½ acres of glebe, in the gift of James John Farquharson, esq. And held since 1889 by the Rev. William Frederick Adye M.A., of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, who resides at Tarrant Monkton. Blandford race-course is in this parish, which has long been disused; horses are trained here by Mr Walters, of Pimperne. On the down are barrows. James John Farquharson, esq. D.I., J.P. of Langton House, is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is light; subsoil, chalk and flint. The chief crops are wheat and oats. The area is 1,644 acres; rateable value of Tarrant Launceston, £888; the population in 1891 was 61.
Parish Clerk, William THORNHILL.
Letters through Blandford arrive at 8.45 a.m.; the nearest telegraph & money order office is at Tarrant Gunville about 1 ½ miles distant.
WALL LETTER BOX cleared at 10.5a.m. & 5.15 p.m. on week days; & 9.45 a.m. on Sundays.
The children attend the school at Tarrant Monkton.
BUTLER John & Sons, farmer
Extract from Kelly’s Directory of Dorsetshire 1911
Tarrant Launceston is a parish, on the river Tarrant, 5¼ miles north-east from Blandford station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Pimperne, Blandford petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Pimperne (Blandford) portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. There is no church. The living is a chapelry, annexed to the vicarage of Tarrant Monkton, joint net yearly value £114, including 3 ½ acres of glebe, in the gift of Edward Geo. Farquharson, esq. and held since 1889 by the Rev. William Frederick Adye M.A., of St. Mary Hall, Oxford, who resides at Tarrant Monkton. Blandford race-course is in this parish, which has long been disused; horses are trained here by Mr Walters and Mr Woodman of Pimperne. On the down are barrows. Edward George Farquharson, esq. of Langton House, is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is light; subsoil, chalk and flint. The chief crops are wheat and oats. The area is 1,658 acres; rateable value £854; the population in 1901 was 80.
Sexton. William HARVEY
Letters through Blandford arrive at 8.45 a.m. Tarrant Gunville, about 1 ½ miles distant is the nearest money order office & Tarrant Monkton, ½ mile distant, the nearest telegraph office.
Wall Letter Box, cleared at 10.5a.m. & 5.15 p.m. on week days; & 9.45 a.m. on sundays.
The children attend the school at Tarrant Monkton.
BUTLER John & Sons, farmer
Extract from Kelly’s Directory of Dorsetshire 1915
Tarrant Launceston is a parish, on the river Tarrant, 5¼ miles north-east from Blandford station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Pimperne, Blandford petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Pimperne (Blandford) portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. There is no church. The living is a chapelry, annexed to the vicarage of Tarrant Monkton, joint net yearly value £114, including 3 ½ acres of glebe, in the gift of Edward George Farquharson, esq. and held since 1889 by the Rev. William Frederick Adye M.A., of Oriel College, Oxford, who resides at Tarrant Monkton. Blandford race-course is in this parish, which has long been disused; horses are trained here by Mr Walters and Mr Woodman of Pimperne. On the down are barrows. Edward George Farquharson, esq. of Langton House, is lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is light; subsoil, chalk and flint. The chief crops are wheat and oats. The area is 1,659 acres; rateable value £854; the population in 1911 was 83.
Sexton. William HARVEY
Letters through Blandford arrive at 7.15 a.m. & 2 p.m. Tarrant Gunville, about 1 ½ miles distant, is the nearest money order office & Tarrant Monkton, half a mile distant, the nearest telegraph office.
Wall Letter Box, cleared at 10.5a.m. & 5.35 p.m. on week days; & 9.15 a.m. on sundays.
The children attend the school at Tarrant Monkton.
BUTLER John & Sons, farmer