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St John's Parish, Portland

Catalogue reference: PE/PTD(SJ)

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This record is about the St John's Parish, Portland dating from 1840-1997.

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Reference
PE/PTD(SJ)
Title
St John's Parish, Portland
Date
1840-1997
Description

Registers, Services, Incumbent, Churchwardens, Vestry, Parochial Church Council, Special Committees, Charities, Schools

Held by
Dorset History Centre
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Church of England, St John's Parish, Portland, Dorset</corpname>
Physical description
92 files
Administrative / biographical background

St John's Church, Fortuneswell, was built in 1839 and the parish formed in 1840 from part of St George's parish (the parish church of Portland). Burials of people washed ashore, a not infrequent occurrence on the island, were also in the Strangers' Cemetery, Castle Road

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St John's Parish, Portland