Dunkerton, Somerset Genealogy

England Somerset  Somerset Parishes

Parish History
Dunkerton All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the county of Somerset.

Other places in the parish include: Peasedown and Carlingcott. DUNKERTON (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Bath, hundred of Wellow, E. division of Somerset, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Bath; containing 825 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1141a. 3r. 9p. of which about 734 acres are arable, 394 pasture, and 12 wood; the soil is chiefly clayey. The surface is hilly; the high grounds command extensive and interesting views, and the lower parts are watered by a small brook. Coal is found, and there are some mines in operation. The Somersetshire canal passes through the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £10. 4. 7.; income, £316; patron, Lord Poltimore.

From: 'Dundon - Dunsden', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 102-105. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50930 Date accessed: 16 March 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Poor Law Unions
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Probate records
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