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Compton Martin, Somerset

Historical Description

Compton-Martin, a parish in Somerset, under the Men-dip Hills, 6½ miles SW of Pensford, and 6 from Glutton station on the G.W.R. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under East Harptree. Acreage, 2614; population, 344. The manor belonged to Martin de Tours. The sources of the river Yeo burst from the rock here in a copious stream. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells; value, £270 with residence. The church is Norman, with twisted pillars.

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 CountySomersetshire 
Ecclesiastical parishCompton-Martin St. Michael 
HundredChewton 
Poor Law unionClutton 

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


Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Somerset Archives & Local Studies, have images of the Parish Registers for Somerset online.


Civil Registration

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


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Compton Martin from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Compton Martin are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Somersetshire, 1623 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyBath and North East Somerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtBS40
Post TownBristol

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