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Transcribed by Cassandra Gotham
1855 1859 1875 1889 1895 1911 1915
Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorsetshire, 1855
TODBER or Todbere, is a small parish in the division of Sherborne, and borough, and Union of Shaftesbury, from which place it is 5 miles south-west. The church is very small and ancient. The living is in the patronage of the Provost and Scholars of King's College, Cambridge, annexed to that of Stower Provost, and the incumbent is Rev. Robert Abercrombie DENTON , M.A. of Stower Provost ; it is in the archdeaconry of Dorset and the diocese of Salisbury ; value £110 per annum. The Marquis of Westminster is lord of the manor. Population, 119; acres 384.
MOORSIDE is half a mile south; Hayes and Lanbress, 1 mile south-east; Thorley, 1½ mile south. Lodders is a farm.
Traders
A BBOTT John, lime burner
ANDREWS Henry, farmer
ANDREWS John, farmer, Lodder's farm
BAKER Charlotte (Mrs.), farmer
BAKER William, farmer
BARNES James, stonemason
COLLINS James, stonemason
DENNIS William, farmer
HATCHER John, farmer
LODDER James, beer retailer & smith
MEATYARD George, farmer
MEATYARD John, farmer
Letters through Shaftesbury, which is also the nearest money order office.
Post Office Directory of Dorsetshire, 1859
TODBER or Todbere, is a small parish in the division of Sherborne, and borough, union, and county court district of Shaftesbury, from which place it is 5 miles south-west, in the diocese of Salisbury , archdeaconry of Dorset and deanery of Shaftesbury. The church is very small and ancient. The living is in the patronage of the Provost and Scholars of King's College, Cambridge , annexed to that of Stower Provost, and the incumbent is Rev Richard Arthur Francis BARRETT , H.D. of Stower Provost. The register dates from 1563. The Marquis of Westminster is lord of the manor. Population, 119; acres 384.
MOORSIDE is half a mile south; Hayes and Lanbress, 1 mile south-east; Thorley, 1½ mile south. Lodders is a farm.
ABBOTT John, limeburner
ANDREWS Henry, farmer
ANDREWS Saml. farmer, Lodder's farm
BAKER Charlotte (Mrs.), farmer
BAKER William, farmer
BARNES James, stonemason
COLLINS James, stonemason
DENNIS William, farmer
HATCHER John, farmer
LODDER James, beer retailer & smith
LODDER William, blacksmith
MEATYARD George, farmer
MEATYARD John, farmer
Letters through Shaftesbury, which is also the nearest money order office.
Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorsetshire, 1875
Todber (or Todbere) is a small parish, within the parliamentary borough of Shaftesbury, in the petty sessional division of Sturminster, Shaftesbury union, hundred of Redland, archdeaconry of Dorset , and rural deanery of Shaftesbury, from which town it is 5 miles south-west. The church is small and ancient, and is in a very dilapidated state; service has been held in the school room since 1871. The register dates from 1563. The living is a rectory annexed to that of Stower Provost. Joint yearly value £780, with residency, in the patronage of King's College Cambridge, and held by the Rev. Richard Arthur Francis BARRETT , H.D. of that college, the Rev. Richard PRATT is curate. Here is a National school, built and entirely supported by the Dowager Marchioness of Westminster . Here are sandstone quarries, worked for building purposes and metalling roads. The Dowager Marchioness of Westminster is lady of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is sand and loam; subsoil, green sandstone. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and beans.
The area is 384 acres; gross estimated rental, £976; rateable value, £878; the population in 1871 was 152.
MOORSIDE is half a mile south; Hayes and Lanbress, 1 mile south-east; Thorley, 1½ mile south. Parish Clerk, Jesse ABBOTT .
Letters through Blandford. Shaftesbury is the nearest money order Office
National School , Miss Bessie GRAY , mistress
BAKER William
PRATT Rev. Richard (curate)
ABBOTT James, lime burner & sandstone quarry worker
ABBOTT Jesse, farmer
ABBOTT John, sandstone quarry worker
ANDREWS Henry, farmer
ANDREWS Herbert, farmer, Lodder's farm
HUNT John, dairyman
MEATYARD Charlotte (Mrs.), cowkeeper
Kelly's Directory of Dorsetshire, 1889
TODBER (or Todbere) is a small parish, 5 miles southwest from Shaftesbury and 4½ miles north-east from Sturminster Newton railway station, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Redlane, Shaftesbury petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Shaftesbury, archdeaconry of Dorset, and diocese of Salisbury. The church, dedication unknown, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower in, in 1879, by Elizabeth Marchioness of Westminster, on the site and in the original styles, partly Early English and partly Perpendicular ; it consists of chancel and nave ; the tower has been strengthened and support by two well-proportioned buttresses at the S.E and S.W. angles, the base of the tower forming the entrance to the nave : 2 bells bearing date of 1736-7, one of which was recast in 1879 : the north wall of the nave has been slightly projected, giving more space within, the chancel returns it old somewhat tiny proportions : a handsome chancel arch of Bath stone gives a beauty and dignity to the appearance inside, and a small vestry has been added on the north side : one of the old Early English two-light windows has been replaced in the north wall of the chancel, and filled with stained glass : an engraved brass fixed on the wall below thus explains the object of the memorial window :--“To the glory of God, and in memory of Richard PRATT M.A. of Merton College, Oxford, for 17 years curate of this church and Stower Provost, this window is erected by his old parishioners and friends. He was call to his rest Feb 17th, A.D. 1878, aged 58: “a piece of old stained glass has been replaced in the east window : the communion table is formed of an old bevelled stone, found in the old floor, and from its size and mouldings was evidently the old altar stone ; it is now supported on massive pedestals of oak : the old oak pulpit has been restored, it being simple but elegant work of the Caroline period : the old octagonal font has been used again, mounted on a handsome step, and standing in an open position near the door ; it is surrounded by a carved oak cover. The register dates from the year 1653. The living, value £ 110 , with 22 acres of glebe, is a rectory, annexed 150 years ago to that of Stower Provost, joint gross yearly value £ 745 , net £ 550, with 41 acres of glebe, and residence at Stower Provost, in the gift of King's College, Cambridge, and held since 1878 by the Rev. William Henry WHITTING M.A. formerly fellow and dean of that college. Elizabeth Marchioness of Westminster is the lady of the manor, and the principal landowner. The soil is sand and loam; subsoil, green sandstone, which is worked for building purposes and metalling roads. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and beans. The area is 384 acres ; rateable value, £ 827 ; the population in 1881 was 167. Parish Clerk, Jesse Abbott.
Letters through Blandford. Shaftesbury is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Marchioness of Westminster 's School (mixed) & schoolhouse, built in 1863, for 55 children ; average attendance, 56 ; supported in part by the Marchioness of Westminster; Miss Martha Ann HAMES , mistress
ABBOTT James, limeburner & sandstone quarry worker
ABBOTT John, cowkeeper & shopkeeper
ANDREWS William, farmer, Manor farm
BARNES Chas, lime burner & quarry workr
BARNES John, farmer
HATCHER Richard, cowkeeper, Moorside
MEATYARD Charlotte (Mrs.) cowkeeper
MOORE James, dairyman
MYALL Thomas, cowkeeper
Kelly's Directory of Dorsetshire, 1895
TODBER (or Todbere) is a small parish, 4½ miles north-east from Sturminster Newton station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 5 south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Redlane, Shaftesbury petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Shaftesbury portion), archdeaconry of Dorset, and diocese of Salisbury. The church, dedication unknown, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower in 1879, by Elizabeth Marchioness of Westminster, on the site and in the original styles, partly Early English and partly Perpendicular ; it consists of chancel and nave ; the tower has been strengthened and support by buttresses at the S.E and S.W. angles, the base of the tower forming the entrance to the nave; 2 bells bearing date of 1736-7, one of which was recast in 1879 : the north wall of the nave has been slightly projected, giving more space within, the chancel returns it old somewhat tiny proportions : a chancel arch of Bath stone gives dignity to the interior, and a small vestry has been added on the north side : one of the old Early English two-light windows has been replaced in the north wall of the chancel, and filled with stained glass in memory of Richard PRATT M.A. 17 years curate of this church and Stower Provost, d. 1878 : a piece of old stained glass has been replaced in the east window : the communion table is formed of bevelled stone, found in the old floor, and from its size and mouldings was evidently the ancient altar stone ; it is now supported on massive pedestals of oak : the old oak pulpit has been restored, it being simple but elegant work of the Caroline period : the old octagonal font which has been mounted on a handsome step, is surmounted by a carved oak cover. The register dates from the year 1653. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Stower Provost, gross tithe rent-charge £786, average £ 598, joint gross income £ 683, net £ 492 , with 41 acres of glebe. In the gift of the King's College, Cambridge, and held since 1878 by the Rev. William Henry WHITTING M.A. formerly fellow and dean of that college, who resides at Stower Provost. The Right Hon, Lord STALBRIDGE P.C. is lord of the manor, and the principal landowner. The soil is sand and loam; subsoil, green sandstone, which is worked for building purposes and metalling roads. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and beans. The area is 372 acres ; rateable value, £812 ; the population in 1891 was 138 Parish Clerk, Jesse ABBOTT .
Letters through Blandford arrive at 9 a.m. Marnhull is the nearest money order & telegraph office. Wall Letter Box, cleared at 4 p.m. week days & 11 a.m. Sundays.
Church of England School (mixed), & school-house, built in 1863, for 55 children ; average attendance, 46 ; supported in part by the Right Hon. Lord Stalbridge; Miss Mary DACOMBE , mistress.
COMMERCIAL
ABBOTT John, shopkeeper
ANDREWS William, farmer, Manor farm
BARNES John, farmer, lime burner, quarry wrkr. & bldr. Parsonage frm.
HATCHER Richard, cowkeeper, Moorside
MEATYARD Charlotte (Mrs.), cowkeeper
MOORE James, dairyman
Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1911
TODBER (or Todbere) is a small parish, 4½ miles north-east from Sturminster Newton station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 5 south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Redlane, Shaftesbury petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Shaftesbury portion), archdeaconry of Dorset, and diocese of Salisbury. The church, dedication unknown, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1879, by Elizabeth Marchioness of Westminster, on the old site, in the Early English and Perpendicular : it consists of chancel, nave, vestry, and a tower containing a bells, dated 1736-7, one of which was recast in 1879 : there is a memorial window to the Rev. Richard PRATT M.A. for 17 years curate of this church and Stower Provost, d. 1878 : the communion table is formed of the ancient altar stone, supported on massive pedestals of oak : the old oak pulpit is a simple but elegant work of the Caroline period : the old octagonal font is surmounted by a carved oak cover. The register dates from the year 1653. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Stower Provost, joint net income £525, with 41 acres of glebe, in the gift of the King's College, Cambridge , and held since 1896 by the Rev. Edward Capel CURE of that college, who resides at Stower Provost. The Right Honorable Lord STALBRIDGE P.M. is lord of the manor, and the principal landowner. The soil is sand and loam; subsoil, green sandstone, which is worked for building purposes and metalling roads. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and beans. The area is 373 acres, rateable value £688 ; the population in 1901 was 131. Parish Clerk, Edwin ABBOTT .
Post Office—Miss Hester ABBOTT , sub-postmistress. Letters through Sturminster Newton, Dorset , arrive at 8.40 a.m. & 2.45 p.m. ; Sundays, 9.30 a.m. ; box cleared at 10.20 a.m. & 4.50 p.m. week days & 10 a.m. sundays. Marnhull, 2 mile distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Elementary School (Church of England School) (mixed) (under the control of the County Council), & school-house, built in 1863 by the late Marquis of Stalbridge, for 55 children; average attendance, 38
NEATE Rev. Charles John (curate), North house
COMMERCIAL
ABBOTT Edwin, parish clerk
ABBOTT Hester (Miss), shpkpr, Post off
ANDREWS Henry, stone mason
ANDREWS . William, farmer, Manor farm
BARNES John & Son, farmers & quarry workers, Parsonage farm
HATCHER Richard, cowkeeper, Moorside
Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1915
TODBER (or Todbere) is a small parish, 4½ miles north-east from Sturminster Newton station on the Midland and South Western Junction railway, and 5 south-west from Shaftesbury, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Redlane, Shaftesbury petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Shaftesbury (Shaftesbury portion), archdeaconry of Dorset , and diocese of Salisbury . The church, dedication unknown, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1879, by Elizabeth Marchioness of Westminster, on the old site, in the Early English and Perpendicular : it consists of chancel, nave, vestry, and a tower containing a bells, dated 1736-7, one of which was recast in 1879 : there is a memorial window to the Rev. Richard PRATT M.A. for 17 years curate of this church and Stower Provost, d. 1878 : the communion table is formed of the ancient altar stone, supported on massive pedestals of oak : the old oak pulpit is a simple but elegant work of the Caroline period : the old octagonal font is surmounted by a carved oak cover. The register dates from the year 1653. The living is a rectory, annexed to that of Stower Provost, joint net income £525, with 41 acres of glebe, in the gift of the King's College, Cambridge , and held since 1896 by the Rev. Edward Capel CURE of that college, who resides at Stower Provost. Lord STALBRIDGE is lord of the manor, and the principal landowner. The soil is sand and loam; subsoil, green sandstone, which is worked for building purposes and metalling roads. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and beans. The area is 379 acres, £691 ; the population in 1911 was 156. Parish Clerk, Edwin ABBOTT .
Post Office—Miss Hester ABBOTT , sub-postmistress. Letters through Sturminster Newton, Dorset , arrive at 8.40 a.m. & 2.45 p.m. week days & 10 a.m. Sundays. Marnhull, 2 mile distant, is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Elementary School (Church of England School) (mixed) (under the control of the County Council), & school-house, built in 1863 by the late Marquis of Stalbridge, for 55 children; Miss Jane BENTON , mistress.
LONG , Rev. Lawrence Arthur B.A. (curate)
COMMERCIAL
ABBOTT Hester (Miss), shpkpr. Post off
ANDREWS Henry, stone mason
ANDREWS Sl.Wm. farmer, Manor farm
BARNES John & Son, farmers
HATCHER Richard, cowkeeper, Moorside