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*[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/blackmore/ The Blackmore Vale inc Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge & Sturminster Newton.] | *[http://www.westcountrygenealogy.com/blackmore/ The Blackmore Vale inc Gillingham, Pulham, Sherbourne, Stalbridge & Sturminster Newton.] | ||
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*[http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/site-map.html Weymouth-Dorset History and Genealogy, Includes many of the surrounding villages] | *[http://www.weymouth-dorset.co.uk/site-map.html Weymouth-Dorset History and Genealogy, Includes many of the surrounding villages] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:18, 16 May 2023
| Situated on the south coast of England, Dorset is very rural and contains mainly small towns and villages.
The county Town is Dorchester which was the home of Thomas Hardy. Other main towns include Poole, which has the second largest natural harbour in the world. It is the home of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and famous for Durdle Door. Lyme Regis, with the Cobb made famous by Jane Austen in her novel “Persuasion”, is the location for “the French Lieutenant’s Woman” by John Fowles. |
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| The coastal areas of Lyme Regis and Charmouth are well known by fossil hunters; Mary Anning having discovered an icthyosaurus locally.
Dorset is said to be the home of Scouting, with the first scout camp organised by Sir Robert Baden Powell on Brownsea Island in August 1907. Thomas Hardy, the writer, was born at Upper Brockhampton, near Dorchester.
Other major towns: Poole, Weymouth |
Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
Maps and Photographs
Register Office
The Dorset Registration Service has three main offices.
Bournemouth and Poole are now separate authorities and are not connected to the three main offices, they are therefore listed separately.
Certificate Ordering Information: Certificates - Dorset For You
North Dorset Registration Districts
Blandford Office
Salisbury Road
Blandford
DT11 7LN
East Dorset Registration District
Ferndown Office
King George V Pavilion
Peter Grant Way
Church Road
Ferndown
BH22 9EN
South and West Dorset Registration District
Weymouth Office
The Guildhall
St Edmund Street
Weymouth
DT4 8AS
Certificate Orders can be placed by telephone and payment made by credit card at 01305 or 01202/ 225153.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth Register Office
The Town Hall
Bourne Avenue
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
Email: linda.lovett@bournemouth.gov.uk
Poole
The Register Office
The Guildhall,
Market Street,
Poole,
BH15 1NP
Tel: 01202 633744
Email: registrars@poole.gov.uk
Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Bournemouth Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
- Burton Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
- Christchurch queenbee (can do town centres easily, outside town, as and when)
- Christchurch Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
- Holdenhurst Merry Monty Montgomery-For cemeteries a grave reference number is required
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
- Bournemouth Merry Monty Montgomery
- Christchurch Merry Monty Montgomery
- New Forest Merry Monty Montgomery
- Isle of Purbeck Merry Monty Montgomery
- Poole Merry Monty Montgomery
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