Broadoak, Dorset
Historical Description
Broadoak, a place in Symondsbury parish, Dorsetshire near Bridport. A church was built here in 1866.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Dorsetshire | |
| Diocese | Bristol | 1542 - 1836 |
| Diocese | Salisbury | 1836 - |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Churches
Church of England
St. Paul (parish church)
St. Paul's chapel, built in 1866, a chapel of ease to Symondsbury, is a building of stone, consisting of nave and chancel, with one bell: it will seat 120 persons.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Dorset is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Broadoak 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)