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Fontmell Magna Kelly’s Directory of Dorsetshire From the early 19th century, until well into the 20th century, the publication of postal, street and commercial directories was a common occurrence. From the mid-19th century these publications gave a description of each parish as well as listing all the farmers, tradesmen and nobility/gentlemen of the parish. It was Kelly's Directory (which started life as the Post Office Directory) that came to dominate the market from 1848 to 1939, but there were also directories by Hunt & Co. in 1851, J. G. Harrod in 1865, and Mercer & Crocker in 1871. Extracts of the directories featuring Fontmell Magna have been transcribed from original books in our Archive and at the Dorset History Centre. 1848 Post Office Directory of Dorsetshire etc. (published by W. Kelly and Co) FONTMELL MAGNA, a parish with the tything of four pinnacles, and bells. The south porch is very Hartgrove, the latter is in the borough of Shaftesbury, and curious. The living, a vicarage, with the curacy of West is on the high road from Shaftesbury to Blandford; it is 4 Orchard annexed, in the diocese of Salisbury. Here is a miles south from Shaftesbury, and 8 north from neat Wesleyan chapel, and a school for boys and girls has Blandford, in the hundred of Sixpenny Handley, division been very lately built at the sole expense of Sir R. P. and Union of Shaftesbury. The church, situated on an Glyn, and is wholly supported by him. Sir R. P. Glyn is eminence, is an antique fabric, with embattled tower, lord of the manor. Population, 876; acreage, 2,160. GENTRY. Godwin Charles, brewer, farmer, Spicer Christopher, carpenter & Bishop the Misses maltster & miller wheelwright Bowls Mr. George Hall John, farmer Spicer James. carpenter & Brown Rev. John (curate) Hart Charles, farmer wheelwright TRADERS. Hart Robert, dairyman Spicer Jeremiah, shopkeeper Baker Robert, tailor Haskell John, farmer Spinney Harry, blacksmith Bishop Richard, farmer Jenkins John, blacksmith Stay Robert, farmer Brown William, grocer & linendraper Lush Samuel, shoemaker Stone Robert, farmer Cole Stephen, farmer Mayo Charles, farmer Upshall Absalom, Crown inn Dibben James, cheesedealer Mayo Mrs. Mary, shopkeeper Wareham John, shopkeeper Eason Samuel, dairyman Monckton William, brewer & maltster Wooller George, shoemaker Eason Thomas, farmer Ralph William, farmer Wright James, farmer Edwards Robert, carpenter & Rivick James, farmer Letters received through wheelwright Rideout Robert, farmer, Blackmore Shaftesbury Feltham John, beer retailer com Gale John, cooper Rose Job, farmer & miller Sir Richard P. Glyn’s Infant School, Miss Mary Bouts, mistress 1851 Hunt & Co’s Directory of Dorsetshire FONTMELL MAGNA, a village on the main road, between Blandford and Shaftesbury, 8 miles N. from the former town, and 4 S. from the latter. The Church is an ancient building, with an embattled tower; there is a chapel for Wesleyans and also a public school, the latter was built and is supported by Sir R. P. Glyn, who is lord of the manor. The parish comprises 2160 acres, and had in 1841 a population of 876. Acton Rev. John, Hartgrove Lodder Uriah, blacksmith Balls Mr. George Lush Samuel, boot & shoemaker Bishop Misses Frances & Elizbth Mayo Charles, farmer Bowls Mr. George Mayo Mary, grocery, &c. dealer Parsons Mrs. Susanna Mayo Thomas, farmer Salkeld Rev. Robert, (rector) Miles Joseph, farmer Monckton Wm. brewer & maltster Applin Edward, farmer Moggeridge William, farmer Baker, Robert, tailor Moody Thomas, cowkeeper Bishop Richard, farmer Moore James, farmer Brown Wm. W. grocer & draper Ralph James, farmer Cole Stephen, farmer Ralph William, miller Dibben James, cheese dealer Rebbeck James, farmer, Hartgrove Eason Samuel, cowkeeper Rideout Robert, farmer Eason Thomas, farmer Rivick James, farmer Edwards Robert, carpenter Robinson Eleanor, mistress of Infant School Feltham Ann, grocery, &c dealer Rose Job, farmer & miller Feltham John, beer retailer Russell Methusalem, boot & shoemaker, Hartgrove Gale John, cooper Spicer Christopher, carpenter, &c. Garrett John, farmer Spicer Geo. beer retailer & wheelwright Godwin Charles, brewer, farmer, miller & maltster Spicer James, carpenter, &c. Hall John, farmer Spicer Jeremiah, grocery, &c. dealer Hart Charles, farmer Spinney Harry, blacksmith Hart George, boot & shoemaker Stay Robert, farmer and registrar of births and deaths Hart Robert, cowkeeper Stone Robert, farmer Haskell John, farmer Tapper William, cowkeeper Hiscock Edward, stonemason Upshall Abraham, ‘Crown Inn’ Hiscock James, farmer Woollar George, boot & shoemaker Jenkins John, blacksmith Wright James, farmer Lawrence Joseph, miller & farmer 1855 Post Office Directory of Dorsetshire (2nd Edition, published by Kelly and Co.) FONTMELL MAGNA, a parish 4 miles south from for boys and girls has been very lately built at the sole Shaftesbury, and 8 north from Blandford, in the hundred expense of Sir R. P. Glyn, and is wholly supported by of Sixpenny Handley, division and Union of Shaftesbury. him. Sir R. P. Glyn is lord of the manor. Population, The church, situated on an eminence, is an antique fabric, including Hartgrove, 150 [832]; acreage, 2,853. with embattled tower, four pinnacles, and bells. The On Fontmell Down are barrows. The Roman station of south porch is very curious. The living, a vicarage, with BEDCISTER is 1½ mile north-west. HARTGROVE is the curacy of West Orchard annexed, in the diocese of a tything 2 miles north-west, with a population of 150. Salisbury. Here is a neat Wesleyan chapel, and a school GENTRY. Hart Charles, farmer Rideout Henry, farmer Acton Rev. Woodbridge, Bedcister Hart Robert, dairyman Rivick James, farmer Bishop the Misses Haskell John, farmer Rose Job, miller, Woodbridge mills, Salkeld, Rev. Robert, M.A. Ingram Thomas, farmer Bedcister TRADERS. Jenkins John, smith Spicer Christopher, carpenter & parish Baker Robert, tailor Lawrence Joseph, miller & farmer clerk Bishop Richard, farmer Lodder William, smith, Bedcister Spicer George, beer retailer & Bolls George, land surveyor Martin Michael, thatcher carpenter, Bedcister Brown William, grocer & linendraper Mayo Charles, farmer Spicer James, carpenter & Cole Stephen, farmer Mayo Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper wheelwright Dibdin James, cheese dealer Mayo Thomas, farmer Spicer James, shoemaker, Bedcister Eason Samuel, Crown inn Miles Edwin, farmer, Manor farm Spicer Jeremiah, shopkeeper Eason Thomas, farmer Miles Frederick, farmer & miller Spinney Harry, smith Easton Thomas, farmer, Bedcister Mills J. G., miller Stay James, farmer, Bedcister Edwards Jeremiah, postmaster Monckton William, brewer & maltster Stay Robert, farmer, Bedcister Edwards Robert, carpenter & Moody Jane (Mrs.), dairywoman Stone Robert, farmer, Bedcister wheelwright Newall Hannah (Miss), mistress of Woolgar George, shoemaker Feltham Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Infant school Wright James, farmer Bedcister Rake Mark, collar maker, Bedcister Letters through Shaftesbury, which Feltham Hannah (Mrs.), beer retailer Ralph James, farmer, Bedcister is also the nearest money order office Hall John, dairyman, Bedcister Ralph William, miller Sir Richard P. Glyn’s Infant School, Miss Hannah Newell, Coach through to Shaftesbury & Bath, tuesday, thursday & mistress saturday; to Blandford & Wimbourn, monday, wednesday & friday 1859 Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorsetshire (published by Kelly & Co.) FONTMELL MAGNA, a parish 4 miles south from Carr Glyn, Esq.; the incumbent is the Rev. Robert Shaftesbury, and 8 north from Blandford, in the hundred Salkeld, M.A. The register dates from 1653. Here is a of Sixpenny Handley, division, union and county court neat Wesleyan chapel, and a school for boys and girls has district of Shaftesbury, diocese of Salisbury, been very lately built at the sole expense of Sir R. P. archdeaconry of Dorset and deanery of Shaftesbury. The Glyn, and is wholly supported by him. Sir R. P. Glyn is church of St. Andrew, situated on an eminence, is an lord of the manor. Population, including Hartgrove, 850; antique fabric, with embattled tower, four pinnacles, and acreage, 2,853. 5 bells. The south porch is very curious. The living is a On Fontmell Down are barrows. The Roman station of rectory and a vicarage, with the curacy of West Orchard BEDCISTER is 1½ mile north-west. HARTGROVE is annexed, joint annual value £800, in the gift of George a tithing 2 miles north-west, with a population of 150. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Hall John, dairyman, Bedcister Rideout Henry, farmer Acton Rev. John, M.A. Woodbridge Hart Charles, farmer Rose Job, miller, Woodbridge mills, ho. Bedcister Hart George, shoemaker Bedcister Bishop Misses Hart Robert, dairyman Spicer Christopher, carpenter & parish Salkeld Rev. Robert, M.A. Haskell John, farmer clerk COMMERCIAL. Horder Harry Richard, shopkeeper, Spicer George, beer retailer & Baker Robert, tailor Bedcister carpenter, Bedcister Bartlett William, dairyman Ingram Thomas, farmer Spicer James. carpenter & Bennett Alfred, farmer Jenkins John, smith wheelwright Bennett William, farmer Lawrence Joseph, miller & farmer Spicer Jeremiah, shopkeeper Bidiscombe Henry, stonemason Lodder William, smith, Bedcister Spinney Harry, smith Bishop Richard, farmer Lush Samuel, shoemaker Stay James, farmer, Bedcister Bolls George, land surveyor Martin Michael, thatcher Stay Robert, farmer, Bedcister Bolwell Isaac, plumber Mayo Charles, farmer Stone Robert, farmer, Bedcister Brown Wm. White, grocer & Mayo Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Tatchell Jane (Mrs.), collar maker linendraper Mayo Thomas, farmer Virgo Elizabeth