Somerset & Dorset Family History Society
Dorset Local History Books / Dorset Local History Books - 2
Books about towns and villages in Dorset, and about the whole county
Chaldon Herring - Writers in a Dorset Landscape by Judith Stinton
A history of the village with many names included, with an index. 208 pages. Soft covers....
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Dorchester Century by Steve Wallis
Fascinating glimpses of old and new Dorchester highlighting the changing face of the town over a hundred years of the 20th century. Includes over 200 photographs. 144 pages. Hardback....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-438
Dorset Quarter Sessions Order Book 1625-1638, edited by Terry Hearing and Sarah Bridges
Consists of 642 numbered folios plus some additional sheets. Because of the limited survival of such records, this book is the best source for the history of local government in Dorset. Published by the Dorset Record Society. 503 pages. Hardback....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-437
Dorset's War Diary - Battle of Britain to D-Day by Rodney Legg
Tells the story on a daily basis, from the threat of German invasion during the hot summer of 1939, through radar research and the secret war, to the arrival of the US Army and the cross-channel sea and air armada on D-Day. 336 pages. Hardback....
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Purbeck Century by Rodney Legg
The author on a unique ramble through his beloved Purbeck. History, geography and anecdote combine to examine the magic and mystery of the villages. 160 pages. Hardback....
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The Building Accounts of Mapperton Rectory 1699-1703, edited by R Machin
Provides detailed information on building practices and costs at a crucially important period, which saw on of the greatest pre-nineteenth century building booms in England. Published by the Dorset Record Society. 37 pages. Soft covers....
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The Casebook of Sir Francis Ashley JP, Recorder of Dorchester 1614-35, edited by J H Bettey
Sir Frances Ashley was the Recorder of Dorchester, and the book is a calendar of the examinations, information, affidavits and cases heard before him. Includes an index of names. Published by the Dorset Record Society. 133 pages. Soft covers....
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-433
The Love Poems and Letters of William Barnes and Julia Miles, edited by Charlotte H Lindgren
The letters etc were all written in the 1820s. Published by the Dorset Record Society. 99 pages. Soft covers...
Supplied by: Somerset & Dorset Family History Society Product Ref: SAD-430