Fifehead magdalen is a quiet village in a wonderful position in north dorset close to the wiltshire and somerset borders. Dorset, england, church of england deaths and burials, 182010. Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. Parish church of fleet dorsetshire film collection parish registers for folke, 15381993 church of england. Teams of dancers carry long decorated poles, known as staves, over their shoulders whilst performing. Parish church of fifeheadmagdalen dorsetshire film collection parish registers for fleet, 16631993 church of england. Mary magdalene s is a church of england church, you dont have to be a. Alix brooke, roger and jo trevor, rosemary redwood, geoff merrick, dee trevor, chris and karen vallance, angela stevens, jeannie lakeman, peter custard, valerie burnham, robin longland, patsy merrick.
Home farm was one of the old farmhouses of the manor, occupied by members of the newman family in earlier periods, and later by their tenants, but becoming linked with and subordinate to church farm. Fifehead magdalen was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of gillingham and the county of dorset. The magdalen martyrs may be my favorite in the series. The minute book of fifehead magdalen in north dorset states that haste to the wedding, pop goes the weasel, the dorsetshire march and spithead fleet would be practiced and danced at the stations on the walk. Rosemary redwood rr, dee trevor dt, thomas trevor tt, neil hopkinson, pat hopkinson ph, angela stevens as, sally walters sw, robin longland, rosie belsham. Fifehead house auxiliary hospital, fifehead magdalen in. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of fifehead neville francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. A personal history of the village by peter custard first published in the fifehead magdalen millennium booklet my name is peter custard.
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the. Most of my working life has been spent on the land in various capacities including that of manager for colonel richards when he owned the estate. Unnamed road, sp8 has 59 properties on it with a current average value of. The parish register of baptisms, marriages and burials begins in 1565. It lies within the blackmore vale, about 3 miles 4. Gorgeous 2 bedroom country cottage with lovely garden views. Fifehead magdalen, in an inventory of the historical monuments in dorset, volume 4, north london, 1972, pp. Robert newman of salisbury, john newman of salisbury, robert newman ofsturminister newton, robert newman of stour provost and st. Guide to fifehead magdalen, dorset ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Comprising parts of sherborne and castleton parish. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of fifehead neville. Marriages 1568 to 1841 transcribed and donated to the dorset opc by kim parker from the parish registers. Fifehead magdalen fifehead magdalen neighborhood facebook. Fifehead magdalen parish meeting minutes of the meeting held on thursday 23rd january 2014 at 7.
I would mention that i have had no access to private documents. Fifehead magdalen parish recollections peter custard. The postcode is within the beacon wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of north dorset. I have been asked to tell you something of the history of fifehead magdalen and it is fitting that i should do so in the old rectory because my interest in the subject was aroused in this house a little over seven years ago, when a talk was given on the local history of the district and the speaker found almost nothing to say of the history of fifehead. Tastefully decorated with lots of quirky items from around the world, it has. Fifehead house auxiliary hospital, fifehead magdalen in the. Church of st mary magdalen, fifehead magdalen 11727. Prehistoric remains within the parish include three cross dykes and five round barrows on the chalk hills south of the village, and an iron age hill fort on banbury hill, towards sturminster newton. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
Alexander methodically builds the details of the dreary and demanding existence that has become daily life for these girls who had dreams and ambitions like other 16yearolds. Marriages 1568 to 1841 transcribed and donated to the dorset opc by kim parker from the parish registers arranged according to the gregorian calendar, with the julian year indicated to the left of the forward slash in those years when the julian calendar, which ran from march 25th to march 24th, was in use i. A beautiful, spacious, terraced cottage with a cosy livedin feeling. This is the background to my simple way of telling you something of the history of fifehead by pretending to take a walk round the village in 1840 and learn who was there, and what was there, and then putting some historical cladding on that framework. You will be welcome at any of our services and other events, whether or not you are a regular church goer, and irrespective of whether you are a committed christian or enquirer. A delightful history of the village of fifehead magdalen is given in a paper titled fifehead revisited a ramble around the village in the 1840s, being as transcript of a talk given in 1988 by exresident peter oxlade.
The long house, fifehead magdalen 24488 historic england. Augustines abby, robert newman of fifehead magdalen, thomas newman of fifehead, richard newman of fifehead,francis newman ofnorth cadbury somerset,charles newman of sherbourne, henry newman of cadbury. The old post office, fifehead magdalen, gillingham sp8 5rt. The secret magdalene by ki longfellow, the da vinci code by dan brown, mary, called magdalene by margaret george, the ex. In 20 the estimated population of the parish was 80. Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the. There is a clear order to the books, and this is not the first.
The property you are viewing is located at the old post office, fifehead magdalen, gillingham sp8 5rt. Arranged according to the gregorian calendar, with the julian year indicated to the left of the forward slash in those years when the julian calendar, which ran from march 25th to march 24th, was in use i. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of fifehead magdalen francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Fifehead magdalen village school was founded in the building opposite church farm in fifehead magdalen in the dwelling now called home farm home farm was one of the old farmhouses of the manor, occupied by members of the newman family in earlier periods, and later by their tenants, but becoming linked with and subordinate to. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day.
It is a very rural area there are no motorways in dorset and no cities with the exception of bournemouth down on the coast. Stave dancing is a style of folk dance from the southwest of england, especially somerset, dorset, and wiltshire. So, on to our ramble around fifehead magdalen and we begin outside the churchyard at the gates of fifehead house or the great house as it was popularly known in the village. Fifehead magdalen is a small village and civil parish in the county of dorset in southern. Mary magdalen and the holy grail margaret starbird. Parish history edit edit source fifeheadmagdalen, a parish in sturminster district, dorset. It is sited on corallian limestone soil not far from the west bank of the river stour. The magdalen girls is a fictional account of the girls who were imprisoned in ireland in the magdalen laundries in the 1960s to learn the errors of their ways. A few of the girls died at this womans hands, so to have escaped the magdalen for a new life on the outside was akin to a clean jailbreak.
Probate records edit edit source records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. We have transcribed the marriages at fifehead magdalen from 18371921. Gillingham, a town, a parish, a subdistrict, and a liberty in dorset. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of fifehead magdalen. Fifehead magdalen parish historical fifehead magdalen. Fifehead magdalen marriages 15681841 parish registers. Bradpole, dorset genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The new parish, which took in the southern parts of immaculate conception parish founded in 1904 and our lady of perpetual help founded in 1892, was an extensive area south of the then everett city limits 52nd st. Get in touch facilities more information edit this church coronavirus guidance from the church of england in light of the government guidance, the church of england has said that all. Dorset, england, church of england births and baptisms. I have been asked to tell you something of the history of fifehead magdalen and it is fitting that i should do so in the old rectory because my interest in the subject was aroused in this house a little over seven years ago, when a talk was given on the local history of the district and.
I have been asked to tell you something of the history of fifehead magdalen and it is fitting that i should do so in the old rectory because my interest in the subject was aroused in this house a little over seven years ago, when a talk was given on the local history of the district and the speaker found almost nothing to say of the history of. Fifehead magdalen is a small, remote village and parish in the vale of blackmore 8km west of shaftesbury in north dorset. Its name means the place of five hides dedicated to magdalene. Fifehead magdalen parish historical fifehead magdalen now. Books and journals royal comission on historic monuments. Listed buildings in fifehead magdalen, north dorset, dorset.
Inventory of dorset vol 4, 1972, 1920 pevsner, n, newman, j, the buildings of england. Caundle purse, child okeford, clifton maybank, compton abbas, east orchard, east stower, farnham, fifehead magdalen, folke, fontmell magna, gillingham. Mary magdalen parish was established by decree of archbishop thomas conolly. This postcode in fifehead magdalen is in the south west region of england. The byre in fifehead magdalen, near gillingham, dorset book.
Fifehead magdalen parish annual general meeting held on wednesday 4th may 2016 at 7. Dorset, england, church of england marriages and banns, 181921. The manor house was situated to the east of the church, today only the gate posts and garden walls remain. Fifehead magdalen village school was founded in the building opposite church farm in fifehead magdalen in the dwelling now called home farm. This freehold detached house is located at the old rectory, fifehead magdalen, gillingham sp8 5rt and has an estimated current value of. The first thing i discovered was that little of the history of fifehead was recorded in any book and later i found that much of the detail was wrong, anyway. I have read them out of sequence, as little information is provided on the covers, but i do not believe i have suffered as a result. Property details for the old rectory fifehead magdalen. Entire homeapt in fifehead magdalen, united kingdom. Interesting information for fifehead magdalen, gillingham. At stourton caundle, near sturminster newton in dorset, a note exists of a set of three dances. Fifeheadmagdalen, a parish in sturminster district, dorset. Fifehead magdalen, dorset genealogy heraldry and history. The old rectory is a grade ii listed building in fifehead magdalen, dorset, england.
Before civil registration in england began in 1837, key events in a persons life were typically recorded by the church rather than the state. The magdalen, once a churchrun home for promiscuous young women, was staffed by nuns, one of whom, in particular, took delight in physically abusing the girls as punishment for their promiscuity. The town stands on the river stour, and on the salisbury and yeovil railway, near the borders of wiltshire and somerset, 4 miles nw of shaftesbury. Fifehead magdalen, dorset genealogy genealogy familysearch. Dorset, england, church of england marriages and banns. Fifehead magdalen is a small village and civil parish in the county of dorset in southern england. Use zoopla to view property details for church view fifehead magdalen gillingham sp8 5rt including a current value estimate, local information, birdseye. The original register books are now deposited with the dorset archives service, but have been digitised by. I was born in 1929 and have lived all my life in this village. This database contains images of church of england marriage records and banns in registers from parishes in dorset county. The northern and central parts occupy a ridge of corallian limestone, rising to 320 ft. It is in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty see uk with great opportunities for walking, and is superb base for exploring the west country.
It is in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty see uk with great opportunities for walking, and is. Property details for manor farm fifehead magdalen gillingham. Fifehead magdalen is a small, remote village and parish in the vale of blackmore. Having effectively diedout in the 1920s, interest in the style revived in the 1980s, and today a number of morris and country dancing teams perpetuate the tradition. Trill bridge, fifehead magdalen, dorset history in structure. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. I first met the writer magdalen nabb, who has died of a stroke aged 60, in her adoped home town of florence, when i became childrens editorial director at harpercollins and she was one of my authors. Alix brooke, roger and jo trevor, rosemary redwood, geoff merrick, dee trevor, chris and karen vallance, angela stevens, jeannie lakeman, peter custard, valerie. Listed buildings in fifehead magdalen, north dorset, dorset at british listed buildings.
Fifehead house auxiliary hospital was located in fifehead house at fifehead magdalen between shafsbury and sherborne in dorset. History fifehead magdalen church stour vale churches. There have been 8 property sales on unnamed road over the last 5 years with an average sold house price of. St mary magdalene services and events news and notices safeguarding find us fifehead magdalen. A hide was originally the amount of land that would support one free family and its dependents this varied in different parts of the. This page combines information for the address fifehead magdalen, gillingham, sp8 5rr, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Film collection parish registers for fifeheadmagdalen, 15631994 church of england. Welcome to the webpages for fifehead magdalen church, dorset. It lies within the blackmore vale, about 3 miles southsouthwest of gillingham and 5 miles west of shaftesbury. The laundries were managed by catholic nuns for girls who were deemed unacceptable either they had a baby out of wedlock, were prostitutes or were merely too pretty and may entice men. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dorset, 1972, 203204 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. History of fifehead magdalen in north dorset map and.
Property details for church view fifehead magdalen gillingham. An extract from historical monuments in the county of dorset also describes several features of the church and village. Get details on the byre in fifehead magdalen, near gillingham, dorset with hoseasons. It had a recorded population of 14 households in 1086. Fifehead magdalen house englands lost country houses. This property is located at manor farm, fifehead magdalen, gillingham sp8 5rr. It is sited on corallian limestone soil and surrounded by oxford clay, about 0. This database contains images of church of england death and burial records in registers from parishes in dorset county.
Local or visitor, we hope you find the infomation you seek here. The panel, originally oak, was completed some time between 1435 and 1438 and has been in the national gallery, london since 1860. Gillingham, dorset genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. Gorgeous 2 bedroom country cottage with lovely garden. Unnamed road has 59 properties on it with an average current value of. Gorgeous rural cottage shaftesbury houses for rent in.
It shows a woman with the pale skin, high cheek bones and oval eyelids. Fifehead magdalen church see separate page for fifehead manor a delightful history of the village of fifehead magdalen is given in a paper titled fifehead revisited a ramble around the village in the 1840s, being as transcript of a talk given in 1988 by exresident peter oxlade. Trill bridge is a grade ii listed building in fifehead magdalen, dorset, england. Inventory of dorset vol 4, 1972, 21 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Fifehead magdalen parish records, dorset dorset opc home page.
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