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Above : The Parish - northern boundary is the A35 trunk road. The other boundaries are not very distinct and difficult to follow on the ground.
Above : The village (Dorset Explorer Mapping)
Above : Lidar image of the village and surrounding area.
Above : Terrain map from Dorset Explorer mapping system showing the South Winterbourne river with its villages and settlements. Note the heights above sea level [in metres]. The South Winterbourne actually flows through West Stafford before it joins the River Frome to the north. It is possible that Stafford was originally known as Stanford from the and OE for "stony ford" and had a ford crossing the South Winterbourne.
Historic Maps :
Above : Speed's Map of 1610
Above : Extract from Isaac Taylor's map of 1765
Above : Extract from a German printed map of 1765
(Source ; IDS Basel Bern - Ross pub 1805)
Above : Extract from Emanuel Bowen's map of 1767
Above : Extract from Charles Budgen's map of 1805 - very worn map !
Above : O S Map of 1811
To be added :
Extract of Tithe Map 1841 (based on the earlier 1788 map above)
To be added
OS maps surveyed in 1887
Above : OS Map 1903
Above : OS map 1930
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