Chilcombe

By Julie Browning 2007	Chilcombe is a tiny hamlet on the northern side of the Bride Valley 5 miles south east of Bridport. The small Chapel is in the Old English style with parts dating from the 12th century 30 feet long at most it has just one bell. The manor house, now demolished was built by the Bishop family before 1578 known from an inscribed stone which was once above the north door of the manor and inscribed as follows:- Anno Dni. 1578 John Bysshop, Elnr Bysshop. The Church is now part of the yard of the present farm; there is a small burial ground which must have been bigger at some time as bones have been found in an area to the west of the church.
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Census	1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901
Parish Registers & Bishops Transcripts	Baptisms 1748-1878 Marriages 1749-1828 Burials 1752-1936
Photographs	Photos by Julie Browning 2007
Other Records	Monumental Inscriptions
Records held at the Dorset History Centre PE/CHC (for records before 1748 see Askerswell)	Registers Christenings 1748-1984, 1993. Marriages 1748-1803, 1813-1828, 1840-1950. Burials 1752-1807, 1825-1932, 1990. Banns 1828-1913, 1990. Transcripts Marriages 1748/9-1828. Indexes Christenings 1748-1811, 1813-1837. Burials 1813-1990.

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