Oborne

St Cuthberts by Michael Day	Oborne is a small village and parish in the north-west of Dorset situated on the banks of the river Yeo, 1 mile north-east of Sherborne, adjacent in the East to the County of Somerset. A new parish church, designed by William Slater, was built on a fresh site in 1862. The church of St Cuthbert is very simple in style, nave with bellcote, chancel and apse. The chancel of the original church built about 1530 still exists, half a mile south, on the other side of the A30 and is cared for by the Redundant Churches Fund. The original church is actually situated in the parish of Castleton. The name Oborne is derived from 'Woh' - Place at and 'burna' - the crooked or winding stream. The registers date from 1568.
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Census	1801 [Helen Jones] 1841 [Mari Viertal] 1851 [Sheila Carr] 1861 [Ronald Adams] 1871 [Christel Muncaster] 1891 [Sheila Carr] 1901 [Keith Searson]
Parish Registers	Baptisms 1600-1760, 1761-1812, 1813-1836 Marriages 1568-1837 Burials 1813-1837, 1837-1900
Directories
Monumental Inscriptions	Monumental Inscriptions at St Cuthbert's
Wills	Wills held at the Wiltshire Records Office
Other Records	Militia Ballot 1798
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Registers held at the Dorset History Centre PE/OBN	Registers Christenings 1567/8-1992, Marriages 1568-1837, Burials1568/9-1993 & Banns 1754-1812 Transcripts Christenings 1567/8-1812, Marriages 1568-1837 & Burials 1568/9-1723/4 Indexes Christenings & Burials 1813-1837
Registration District (for the purpose of civil registration births, marriages & deaths)	1 Jul 1837-31 Mar 1937: Sherborne 1 Apr 1937-31 Mar 1974: Sturminster 1 Apr 1974-17 Oct 2005: North Dorset

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