Allington, Dorset

Historical Description

For description see Bridport

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Census Records

We have transcribed the following census returns for Allington:

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms and marriages dates from the year 1570 and earlier, but the early entires of burials are in the Bridport register.

The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Allington, 1570-1812 is online.

Churches

Church of England

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

Allington was in Bridport Registration District from 1837 to 1974

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Allington from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Allington (St. Swithin))

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Dorset is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Allington are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)