258 Heads of information suggested 



FiBSTLT. CIVIL HISTORY. 



I. Name: 



1. Present name : 



a. Supposed derivation. 



b. Local coiTuption. 



2. Original name : 



a. Subsequent changes. 



II. Topogkaphy: 



1. Boundaries of the Parish. 



2. In what Hundred. 



3. Townships, hamlets, chapelries, or other sub-divisions. 



4. Average length and breadth. 



5. Acreage ; distinguishing arable, pasture, houses and 



gardens, plantations, waste, water, roads.^ 



III. Literature : 



1. Any published or unpublished accounts of the Parish ?' 



2. What is the account given in Domesday book ? 



3. Have any events of historical interest occurred in the 



Parish ? 



IV. Antiquities : 



1. Any British, Roman, Saxon, Norman, or other remains, 

 not comprehended under any other head of informa- 

 tion. 



V. Manges and Landed Estates : 



1. What Manors are there ? 



2. Who are and were the Lords of the Manors ? 



3. Give an account of the more considerable properties, 



tracing the ownership as far back as possible. 



4. Trace the history of any peculiar manorial rights, 



customs, privileges, tenures, or court-leets. 



VI. Parish Registers : 



1. When do they begin ? 



^ See Parish reference-book, containing the most recent survey. 

 2 The History of the Parishes in Dorset has been written by the Rev. Mr. 

 Hutchins, and that of certain Hundreds in Wilts by Sir R. C. Hoare and 

 others. Any additions to, or corrections of these published accounts will be 

 acceptable. 



