Oborne (St. Cuthbert)

OBORNE (St. Cuthbert), a parish, in the union and hundred of Sherborne, Sherborne division of Dorset, 1 mile (N. E. by E.) from Sherborne; containing 131 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the road to London, and comprises 593a. 1r. 18p. of land, chiefly arable, and producing all kinds of grain, and turnips of good quality. On the north-western boundary is Sherborne Park, the seat of Earl Digby. The living is a discharged vicarage, endowed with the rectorial tithes, valued in the king's books at £6. 5. 10., and in the gift of the Earl: the tithes have been commuted for £165, and the glebe comprises 7 acres.