Dorset memorial inscriptions

Discover whether your ancestor died in Dorset by searching more than 85,000 inscriptions taken from gravestones, tombs, monuments and even stained glass windows around the English county.

Below is a full list of all the parishes and year ranges represented in the Dorset Memorial Inscription. The year ranges are not exclusive and gaps may appear between the years provided. Where possible we have included the name of the church or burial ground. There may be some repetition of place names. This can occur because the transcripts were created by two separate organisations: Dorset Family History Society and Somerset & Dorset Family History Society.

Place	Year From	Year To	Count	New
Abbotsbury	1699	2002	679
Affpuddle	1705	1970	259
Alderholt	1809	1989	560
Allington	1813	1992	445
Almer	1807	1983	85
Alton Pancras	1655	2006	189
Arne	1795	1812	2
Ashmore	1652	1991	169
Askerswell	1320	2003	315
Athelhampton	1868	1991	59
Batcombe	1585	1969	103
Beaminster	1497	1995	1,156
Beer Hackett	1777	1947	43
Belchalwell	1644	2001	115
Bere Regis	1500	1987	390
Bettiscombe	1091	1999	156
Bincombe	1708	1986	153
Bishops Caundle	1689	1973	234
Blackdown	1810	1996	109
Blandford	1805	1885	95
Blandford Forum	1551	2009	943
Blandford St Mary	1672	1993	542
Bloxworth	1651	1969	308
Bothenhampton	1742	2003	541
Bournemouth	1823	2014	2,648
Bourton	1813	1998	506
Bradford Abbas	1597	1973	461
Bradford Peverell	1606	2000	404
Bradpole	1654	2004	1,121
Bridport	1663	2007	2,322
Broadmayne	1691	1992	627
Broadoak	1921	2007	68
Broadstone	1888	2003	397
Broadwey	1643	1989	1,043
Broadwindsor	1633	2007	615	New
Broadwinsor	1848	1989	73
Brownsea Island	1857	1984	47
Bryanston	1510	1999	81
Buckhorn Weston	1410?	2001	251
Buckland Newton	1600	1977	755
Buckland Ripers	1812	1987	74
Burleston	1644	1869	18
Burstock	1660	1994	133
Burton Bradstock	1622	2005	870
Canford Magna	1807	1982	347
Cann	1713	2002	923
Castleton	1702	1972	293
Catherston Leweston	1855	1942	5
Cattistock	1604	1999	535
Caundle Marsh	1587	1963	48
Cerne Abbas	1612	1999	770
Chaldon Herring	1698	1992	221
Charlton Marshall	1705	1992	519
Charminster	1638	2002	1,154
Charmouth	1747	2008	1,099
Cheddington	1684	1973	129
Chedington	1859	1973	77
Cheselbourne	1589	1991	194
Chetnole	1829	2000	289
Chettle	1655	1985	135
Chickerell	1654	1989	1,644
Chideock	1643	1993	703
Chilcombe	1662	1932	74
Child Okeford	1782	1998	778
Chilfrome	1606	1995	87
Christchurch	1395	1947	2,766
Church Knowle	1609	1991	366
Compton Abbas	1617	1869	99
Compton Valence	1720	2000	107
Coombe Keynes	1723	1995	78
Corfe Castle	1677	1993?	1,277
Corfe Mullen	1668	1983	638	New
Corscombe	1652	1984	418
Cranborne	1571	1995	1,441
Dewlish	1673	1998	380
Dorchester	1412	2011	873	New
Dottery	1914	1996	155
Drimpton	1873	1995	132
Durweston	1759	1984	817
East Burton	1875	1986	263
East Chelborough	1680	1983	167
East Lulworth	1683	1999	170
East Orchard	1860	1996	133
East Stoke	1689	1986	358
East Stour	1839	1994	199
Edmondsham	1668	1979	424	New
Enmore Green	1848	2002	382
Evershot	1524	2002	858
Eype	1864	2009	458
Farnham	1655	1986	470	New
Fifehead Magdalen	1850	1982	28
Fifehead Neville	1658	2000	361
Fishpond	1937	2008	39
Fishponds	1937	1996	31
Fleet	1603	1990	113
Folke	1583	2000	269
Fontmell Magna	1696	1997	491
Fordington	1636	2003	4,373
Frampton	1627	2000	451
Frome	1684	1984	154
Frome Vauchurch	1660	2001	181
Gillingham	1437	1996	625
Glanvilles Wootton	1627?	2000	269
Goathill	1863	1948	20
Godmanstone	1699	1998	159
Gussage	1574	1982	254
Gussage All Saints	1574	1989	236	New
Gussage St Michael	1708	1983	139	New
Halstock	1599	1999	465
Hammoon	1658	1998	72
Hampreston	1674	1973	1,780	New
Hamworthy	1689	1982	2,649
Haydon	1635	1958	58
Hazelbury Bryan	1714	2001	1,372	New
Hermitage	1654	1991	72
Herrison	1875	1973	58
Hilfield	1825	1991	51
Hilton	1721	1991	332	New
Hinton Martell	1682	1985	499	New
Hinton St Mary	1642	1998	234
Holdenhurst	1641	1966	977	New
Holnest	1678	1998	176
Holt	1789	1982	321
Holwell	1607	2001	511	New
Holworth	1879	1991	57
Hooke	1524	2003	210
Horton	1638	1983	516
Iwerne Courtney	1633	1996	572
Iwerne Minster	1711	1996	583	New
King Stag	1902	1999	95
Kingston	1759	1939	148
Kington Magna	1798	1995	256
Langton Herring	1670	1988	199
Langton Long	1457	1998	474
Langton Matravers	1587	1990	206
Leigh	1817	2000	377
Leweston	1701	1701	7
Lillington	1617	2000	144
Little Bredy	1707	1986	262
Litton Cheney	1471	1996	505
Long Bredy	1669	2001	267	New
Long Burton	1609	2001	372
Long Crichel	1766	1984	168	New
Longfleet	1815	1992	2,903
Longham	1822	1981	29
Lydlinch	1609	1998	389
Lyme Regis	1611	2007	1,221	New
Lytchett Matravers	1505	1990	687	New
Lytchett Minster	1680	1992	861
Maiden Newton	1612	2002	617	New
Manston	1633	1996	157
Mapperton	1707	1995	29
Mappowder	1640	1967	108
Margaret Marsh	1725	1997	49
Marnhull	1478	2006	2,949	New
Marshwood	1813	2000	305
Melbury Abbas	1458	1995	389
Melbury Bubb	1568	1999	143
Melbury Osmond	1654	2000	446
Melcombe Horsey	1711	1988	209	New
Milborne St Andrew	1514	2000	540
Milton Abbas	1811	1990	152	New
Milton on Stour	1880	1998	359
Minterne Magna	1615	1999	361
Monkton Wyld	1843	1998	250
Morden	1597	1988	350
Moreton	1762	1982	331
Mosterton	1745	2005	298
Motcombe	1627	1995	648
Nether Cerne	1723	1986	30
Nether Compton	1750	1972	200
Netherbury	1603	1983	1,188
North Poorton	1717	2004	58
North Wootton	1849	1961	35
Oborne	1601	1966	151
Okeford Fitzpaine	1684	1998	668
Osmington	1678	1991	637
Over Compton	1599	1962	109
Owermoigne	1406	1992	417
Parkstone	1809	1991	2,549	New
Pentridge	1743	1983	191
Piddlehinton	1562	1992	324	New
Piddletrenthide	1564	1993	415	New
Pilsdon	1859	1998	19
Pimperne	1694	1984	424
Pokesdown	1859	1979	392	New
Poole	1670	2002	163	New
Poole, Beacon Hill	1915	1981	11	New
Portesham	1644	2002	1,098	New
Portland	1680	1980	392
Powerstock	1610	2003	512	New
Poxwell	1771	1965	43
Poyntington	1617	1980	117
Puddletown	1921	2005	24
Pulham	1433	2001	389	New
Puncknowle	1677	1999	135
Purse Caundle	1527	1997	165
Rampisham	1523	2002	516	New
Ripley	1829	1940	82	New
Ryme Intrinseca	1635	1998	167
Sandford Orcas	1587	1972	209
Shaftesbury	1074	1997	1,622
Shaftesbury Enmore Green	1848	2002	397
Shapwick	1659	1982	350
Sherborne	1629	1972	1,873
Shillingstone	1727	1997	751
Shipton Gorge	1805	2009	388
Silton	1638	1998	344
Sixpenny Handley	1063	1985	645
South Perrott	1703	1972	66
Spetisbury	1599	1971	455
Stalbridge	1667	1999	1,409
Stapehill	1853	1990	190
Stinsford	1585	1972	326
Stockwood	1805	1884	7
Stour Provost	1694	1994	372
Stour Row	1866	1994	227
Stourpaine	1717	1996	423
Stourton Caundle	1450	2000	356
Stratton	1728	2001	411
Studland	1662	1999	1,004
Sturminster Newton	1692	2000	861
Sutton Waldron	1830	1996	189
Swanage	1510	1865	403
Swyre	1505	1998	224
Sydling	1655	2000	624
Symondsbury	1725	2007	618
Tarrant Crawford	1706	1960	34
Tarrant Gunville	1567	1981	272
Tarrant Hinton	1680	1980	159
Tarrant Keynston	1731	1979	206
Tarrant Monkton	1730	1982	292
Tarrant Rawston	1686	1984	203
Thornford	1622	2001	488
Tincleton	1404	2000	236
Todber	1878	1994	124
Toller Porcorum	1604	1989	406
Toller Whelme	1831	1983	85
Tolpuddle	1699	1999	240
Trent	1532	1974	346
Turners Puddle	1758	1969	22
Tyneham	1549	2000	256
Up Cerne	1669	1997	81
Upwey	1669	1990	1,139
Verwood	1830	1982	767
Walditch	1655	2006	374
Wambrook	1771	2000	211
West Chelborough	1678	1983	109
West Compton	1628	2002	43
West Lulworth	1821	1995	484
West Milton	1657	1918	29
West Parley	1669	1968	196
Weymouth	1707	1986	119
Wimborne	1585	2012	6,969
Wimborne Minster	1701	1985	69
Winterborne Came	1591	1989	199
Winterborne Houghton	1746	1983	101
Winterborne Monkton	1421	2001	221
Winterbourne	1633	1994	446
Winterbourne Abbas	1678	1999	242
Winterbourne Steepleton	1643	1997	199
Witchampton	1518	1996	620
Woodlands	1833	1985	207
Woodsford	1816	1999	159
Wool	1722	1986	690
Wootton Fitzpaine	1774	2008	374
Wootton Glanville	1627	2000	352
Yetminster	1571	1985	558