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.
Dorset Memorial Inscriptions
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 |