Lillington

St Martin's Church, Lillington © Denis Mouland 2010	Lillington is a parish and hamlet in the north-west of Dorset situated about 3 miles south of Sherborne and 5 south-east from Yeovil, lying just off the main road between Sherborne and Dorchester. This small community is entirely rural, with its scattered cottages and farm buildings. The church is dedicated to St. Martin of Tours and dates mainly from the 13th Century. Adjacent to the church stands the old Tithe Barn, which has been tatefully coverted for residential use. In 1871 the population was 186, and the parish extended over 1807 acres. The parish was historically in the hundred, union and division of Sherborne. In 2001 the population was 82.
Leweston is an extra-parochial liberty, separated from Lillington by a ridge. Leweston Manor has been home to many notable residents, such as the Fitzjames family, but was sold in 1948 to St. Anthony's School, who still occupy the site today. In the grounds sits Holy Trinity Chapel, one of the first post-Reformation churches, containing several monuments to former occupants of the Manor. Knighton is 1 mile south-west and the outlying farmsteads of Stockbridge, Holmbushes, Bailey Ridge and Whitfield also belong to the parish of Lillington.	Old Tithe Barn, Lillington © Denis Mouland 2010
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Census	1841 [Caryl Parsons] 1851, 1861, 1871 & 1891 [Luke Moulland] 1901 [Keith Searson]
Parish Registers	Baptisms 1582-1712 [BT] [Kim Parker] Marriages 1585-1712 [BT] [Kim Parker] Burials 1582-1712 [BT] [Kim Parker]
Trade & Postal Directories	Trade Directories 1851-1931 [Luke Mouland]
Other Records	PCC Wills Index Probate Index Marriage Licenses Index [Luke Mouland] Certificates of Banns Index [Luke Mouland] Overseers of the Poor Records Index
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Monumental Inscriptions	Lillington Church Memorials (including photographs)[Luke Mouland] St Martin's Monumental Inscriptions index [Brian Webber]
Maps	The 1891 Ordnance Survey maps of the parish can be seen at the old-maps site, just enter 'Lillington' under place search.
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Records held at the Dorset History Centre PE/LIL	Registers Christenings 1712-1810. Marriages 1712-1975. Burials 1712-1810. Banns 1754-1812 Note that the Registers for Christenings & Burials from 1810 remain in use in the Church to the present day
Registration District (for the purpose of civil registration births, marriages, deaths & civil partnerships)	1 Apr 1837-31 Mar 1937: Sherborne 1 Apr 1937-31 Mar 1974: Sturminster 1 Apr 1974-17 Oct 2005: North Dorset

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