Stour Provost

STOUR PROVOST, a village 5 miles W. from Shaftesbury and 5 miles N.E. from Stalbridge. The church (St. Michael) is built in the early English style; the living of which is a rectory. The parish comprises 2777 acres, and had in 1841, 892 inhabitants.

Denton Rev. Robert, A.M. (rector)
Munday Mrs. Hannah
Wauchope Rev. David, (curate)
Abbott James, dairyman
Abbott James, lime burner
Antill Thomas, farmer, Woodvill
Baker William, carpenter
Barnes Charles, stonemason, &c.
Bastable William, farmer, Duncliff hall
Bridle James, farmer, Row
Court James, farmer
Doggrell William, farmer, Row
Dore Priscilla, farmer
Dore Thos. carrier and dealer
Godwin John, carpenter, &c.
Guy William, farmer, Row
Hiscock Edwin, farmer, Woodvill
Hunt John, miller and farmer
Hunt John, jun. farmer, Row
Hunt Mary, farmer
Hunt Thomas, carpenter
Keech John, grocery, &c. dealer
Kimber Ambrose, farmer
Lodder Charles, mason, Row
Lodder James, farmer
Lodder John, blacksmith
Lodder William, carpenter
Lodge James, farmer
Meatyard Charles, farmer, Row
Meatyard George, farmer
Meatyard Emanuel, farmer
Meatyard John, shoemaker
Meatyard Joseph, farmer, Row
Meatyard Richard, farmer
Mitchell Robert, farmer
Mullins George, farmer, Row
Myall Elias, boot and shoemaker
Myall James, blacksmith, Row
National School, Lodder Martha, mistress
Painter William, 'College Arms' timber merchant and surveyor
Phillips Thomas, tailor
Pike Henry, farmer
Rake Elisha, farmer
Ridout Charles, farmer, Row
Ridout George, boot and shoemaker
Ridout Robert, farmer
Snook John, farmer
Snook William, farmer, Vanners
Stacey William, farmer
Stone Thomas, farmer
Stone Thomas, jun. farmer
Taylor John, farmer
Tucker John, farmer
Urry Mary, grocer and beer retailer

CARRIER to Bath, Thomas Dore, Wed. at 6 a.m. & to Shaftesbury, Sat. 9 a.m.