Studland                

 


Studland is situated 3 miles north of Swanage and is bounded on the north by Poole Harbour, on the east by Studland Bay and on the south east by Swanage Bay. In 1851 the parish comprised of 3,800 acres consisting mainly of heathland, woodland, marsh and a large fresh-water lake all rich in plant and animal life. The four miles of sandy beaches are an attraction to local people and visitors each year.

Situated on the Godlingston Heath is the Agglestone, a huge sandstone boulder which is 18ft high, 80ft round and weighs about 400 tons.

Old Harry Rocks, a chalk stack separated from the coast, are an impressive coastal feature.

The population of Studland in 1891 was 432. In 1991 it was 471.


 
The church of St Nicholas, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, stands near the west side of the parish and although it has Saxon origins it is a nearly perfect specimen of the Norman period, being restored in 1883. During the building of the tower, work was abandoned so it remains unfinished. It was possibly thought that the foundations couldn't handle the intended height and so left it as we see it today. In John Hutchins 'History of Dorset' he states that 'it is a small but very ancient building and consists of a chancel and body tiled, and a low tower on two semi-circular arches, which intersect each other' and later 'the tower is covered with lead, and supported by three buttresses on the north and south, and has in it four bells. The loft of the tower and the chancel is arched work of stone. Under the eaves of the body without are small abutments of stone, some double, on which are carved the faces of men and animals.'

 

The Online Parish Clerk for Studland is Sue Mills

Any enquiries please contact by email at the following:

I am an unpaid volunteer willing to assist others with their genealogical research and should in no way be confused with the County Council appointed Parish Clerk.

I live in Western Australia.

 

 

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     16th and 17th Century Records :

 

 

 

     Parish Registers :

  • Baptisms - 1581 - 1880 
    Transcription by Sue Mills,  Barry Chinchen and BVRI

1581 - 1699,    1700 - 1799

1800 - 1841,    1842 - 1880
 

  • Marriages - 1637 - 1841 
    Transcription by Sue Mills,  Barry Chinchen and BVRI

     1637 - 1880

     

  • Burials - 1636 - 1880 
    Transcription by Barry Chinchen and Sue Mills

1636 - 1726,   1731 - 1823,  1824 - 1880

 

 

 

 

     Memorial Inscriptions :

  • St Nicholas Church Cemetery
    Unless otherwise stated, the MI photos were taken by Jan Marsh

    1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10  
    Map and Index 

 

 

     Militia List :

  • Some Purbeck Militia Lists - 1759

  • Purbeck Militia List - 1798
    by Kim Parker

 

 

 

     Census Returns and Register Index:

  • Full transcription of 1803 list of names of inhabitants in preparation for a French Invasion -  Page 1

  • Full transcription of 1841 census - Page 1

  • Full transcription of 1851 census - Page 1

  • Full transcription of 1891 census - Page 1

 

 

 

 

     Wills :

  • Index of PCC Wills from the period 1599-1851 on The National Archives
     

  • Abstracts of PCC Wills - Page 1
     

  • George Fry's Dorset Administration List - PCC
     

  • Calendar of Wills and Administrations
    - Archdeaconry Court, Consistory Court and Corfe Castle
      Peculiar Court- 1661 - 1857

  • Abstracts of Archdeaconry Court of Dorset, Bristol
    Consistory Court and Corfe Castle Peculiar Wills     

  • Purbeck Miscellaneous Wills -  Page 1
     by  Richard Wiltshire 
                                

 

 

     Directories :

  • Studland Trade Directories Index - 1849 - 1939
    By John Patrick   

  • Post Office Directory - 1867

  • Kelly's Directory - 1895

  • Kelly's Directory - 1915

 

 

 

     Maps :

  • Tresswell's Map C 1586

  • Studland Survey Map - 1586 

  • Braye's Map - 1890

  • Purbeck Quarries Map

 

 

     Photos :

  • St Nicholas Church - 1

  • Studland of Olde - 1 - 2 

  • Purbeck Folk  - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

 

 



     This and That :

  • Lumey - an extract from Roy Martin's book

  • Peak District Mines - 1896

  • Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers, 1782 - 1901

 

 

 

     Suggested Reading :

 

 

 

     Researchers :    

  • List of those researching in Purbeck

    To be added to the list contact

 

 

 

     Links :

  • Dorchester Gaol Registers - 1782 - 1901 - Ancestry

  • 19th Century Tithe Map
    and Apportionments  - Ancestry (email me for look ups)
     

  • Obituaries from the Fortnightly Returns of the
    Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and
    Allied Trades of England and Wales
  • Plan of the Manor of Studland - 1775  

 

 

 


 

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