| COMPTON-VALLENCE, a parish in the
liberty of FRAMPTON, Bridport division of the county of DORSET, 7¼
miles (W.N.W.) from Dorchester, containing
86 inhabitants.
The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Dorset, and diocese of Bristol, rated in the king's books at £12. 5. 2¼. W. M. Pitt, Esq. was patron in 1824. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas à Becket, is a small building with a plain tower. The village, which is situated on the banks of a small stream, was formerly more considerable than it is at present. Volume 1, page 472 |
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