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For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]].
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| Abbotsbury
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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== Getting Started  ==
| Affpuddle
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Dorset. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England.
| Alderholt
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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=== 1858 to the Present  ===
| Allington
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
| Almer
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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==== Online Records ====
| Alton Pancras
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Arne
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
| Ashmore
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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=== Before 1858  ===
| Askerswell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Dorset, follow these steps:
| Athelhampton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
| Batcombe
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Dorset. Search these indexes first:
| Beaminster
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Netherbury in Ecclesia
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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'''Online Records'''
| Beer Hackett
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Belchalwell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
The place to start online searches is '''Ancestry.com'''. They have digitized and indexed [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2119/ Dorset's wills and administrations (1565-1858)] (£). (Includes Bristol Consistory, Canford and Poole Peculiars, Corfe Castle Peculiar, Archdeaconry of Dorset, Milton Abbas Peculiar, Sturminster Marshall Peculiar, and Wimborne Peculiar).<br>
| Bere Regis
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bettiscombe
| Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division


4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[https://www.findmypast.com/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available/dorset/dorset-wills-and-administrations-1568-1799-introduction-to-original-volume Dorset Wills and Administrations 1568-1799]. Part of the National Wills Index.
*[https://www.findmypast.com/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available Dorset Wills and Administrations in the Peculiar Courts 1500-1801]. Part of the National Wills Index.<br>


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Additional records are included in the '''Wiltshire probate index''' on [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61333/ Ancestry.com, 1540-1858] ($).
| Bincombe
| Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division


4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
:This catalogue gives access to wills and other probate records of the diocese of Salisbury which used to cover not only Wiltshire but also Berkshire (under certain circumstances) and parts of Dorset and Devon. You can search for people by name, place, occupation and date. Searching the catalogue is FREE. In addition, there are digital images for some of the documents (just over 25%) which can be viewed following on-line payment or free of charge by people visiting the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Wills and inventories give useful information about people’s financial status and property, and also their family relationships and friendships, which make them a wonderful resource for family and local history. The [http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/ Mills website] includes records from this collection for Swanage, Langton Matravers, Worth Matravers, Studland, and Church Knowle parishes.<br>


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'''Prerogative Court of Canterbury''' wills [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/ (1384 - 1858)] are available online for a fee.
| Blandford Forum
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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| Blandford St Mary
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online Dorset Administrations Proved in the PCC Index 1559-1725 - free'''<ref>George S. Fry, 'Dorset Administrations,' ''Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries,'' Vols. 2-6 (1891-1899). Digitised by Internet Archive and Google Books.</ref></font></center>
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
|-
| Bloxworth
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n24/mode/2up 1559-1571]
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n128/mode/2up 1621-1625]
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor10unkngoog#page/n269/mode/2up 1653-1654] (G-O surnames)
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA301 1685-1690]
|-
|-
| Bothenhampton
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n62/mode/2up 1572-1581] (1583)
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n182/mode/2up 1626-1628]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=gEAJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA250 1653-1654] (P-W surnames)  
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA339 1691-1693]
 
|-
|-
| Bourton
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n96/mode/2up 1581-1586]
| Court of the Royal Peculiar of Gillingham
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n200/mode/2up 1629-1631] (1633)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor10unkngoog#page/n373/mode/2up 1655-1656]
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n44/mode/2up 1694-1696]
|-
|-
| Bradford Abbas
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n144/mode/2up 1587-1590]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n248/mode/2up 1631-1636] (1638)  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=gEAJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA361 1657-1658]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n76/mode/2up 1697-1700]
 
|-
|-
| Bradford Peverell
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n200/mode/2up 1591-1595]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n308/mode/2up 1636-1640]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA23 1658-1659]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n134/mode/2up 1701-1704]
 
|-
|-
| Bradpole
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n240/mode/2up 1596-1599]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n374/mode/2up 1641-1646]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA65 1660-1666]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n182/mode/2up 1705-1708]
 
|-
|-
| Bredy, Long
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n284/mode/2up 1600-1604]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor10unkngoog#page/n61/mode/2up 1646-1647]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA116 1667-1670]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n244/mode/2up 1709-1711]
 
|-
|-
| Bridport
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor04unkngoog#page/n310/mode/2up 1605-1610]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor10unkngoog#page/n99/mode/2up 1648-1650]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA158 1671-1674]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n282/mode/2up 1712-1715]
 
|-
|-
| Broadmayne
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n48/mode/2up 1611-1614]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor10unkngoog#page/n149/mode/2up 1651-1652]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA206 1675-1679]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n368/mode/2up 1716-1720]
 
|-
|-
| Broadway
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor09unkngoog#page/n84/mode/2up 1615-1620]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor10unkngoog#page/n199/mode/2up 1653-1654] (A-F surnames)  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
| [http://books.google.com/books?id=L0EJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA257 1680-1684]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [http://archive.org/stream/notesqueriesfor06unkngoog#page/n404/mode/2up 1721-1725]
 
|}
|-
| Broadwindsor
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Bryanston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
'''Books and Microfilm'''
| Buckhorn Weston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
*A calendar of wills and administrations relating to the county of Dorset : proved in the Consistory court (Dorsetshire division) of the late diocese of Bristol, 1681-1792, and in the Archdeaconry court of Dorset, 1568-1792, and in the several peculiars, 1660-1799, all now preserved at the probate registry, Blandford. Digital versions at  [http://books.google.com/books?id=VMRCAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; {{FSC|211433|title-id|disp=FS Library Book}}.
| Buckland Newton
*Church of England. Archdeaconry of Dorset. Court Probate records, 1568-1857 {{FSC|236036|title-id|disp=}}
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
*Indexes to Sarum peculiar courts 1462-1800 which cover Chardstock 1639-1799, Fordington 1660-1799, Lyne Regis and Halstock 1664-1799, Netherbury and Beaminster 1608-1799, Preston and Sutton Pointz 1761-1799, Yatminster and Grimston 1654-1799, and Gillingham 1658-1799 FS Library Film 97430 Indexes to Sarum peculiar courts early to 1857 FS Library Film {{FSC|300055|title-id|disp=97429}}
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
*Peculiar Court of Great Canford and Poole Probate records, {{FSC|300731|title-id|disp=1650-1857}}
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*Peculiar Court Corfe Castle Probate records,{{FSC|300683|title-id|disp=1576-1846}} Includes the Chapelry of Kingston
*Peculiar Court of Sturminister Marshall Probate records, {{FSC|300661|title-id|disp=1641-1857}} Jurisdiction: Sturminister Marshall, Corfe Mullen, Hamworth and Lytchet Minister
*Peculiar Court Wimborne Minster Probate records, {{FSC|300911|title-id|disp=1603-1857}}
*Wills at Salisbury 1464-1858 Contents: {{FSC|1647597|title-id|disp=v. 122. A-K -- v. 123. K-Z.}}
*{{FSC|473422|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills and administrations}} relating to the county of Dorset
*The Genealogists' magazine - v. 5 (1929-1931) {{FSC|1188872|title-id|disp=Miscellaneous Dorset Wills}} from the Episcopal Consistory Court of Sarum: A-B, 1550-1737 pages 140-141; C-F, 1550-1737, pages 172-173; F-Loc, 1555-1810, pages 209-210; Lon-RE, 1560-1805, Pages 248-249; Ri-W, 1556-1731, pages 278-280
*Notes and queries for Somerset and Dorset - v. 27 (1955-1960) pages 229-233
*Manorial Court of Frampton {{FSC|1182592|title-id|disp=1678-1755}}
*Court books for the manor and liberty of Frampton, {{FSC|446522|title-id|disp=1670-1881}}


|-
Did you find a reference to a probate record?
| Buckland Ripers
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
| Burleston
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
| Burstock
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. 
| Burton Bradstock
| Court of the Manor of Burton Bradstock
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division


4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online:


|-
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
| Burton, Long
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Canford, Great
| Court of the Peculiar of Canford Magna and Poole
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Castleton
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Catherston Leweston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
The gazetteer will either tell you:
| Cattistock
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
*A place is a parish, or
| Caundle, Bishop's
*What parish it is a part of, or
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
*What place it is near.
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.
| Caundle, Marsh
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Caundle, Purse
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
| Caundle, Stourton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
| Cerne Abbas
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Dorset fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.
| Cerne, Nether
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
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| Chalbury
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


{| width="200" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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|-
| Chaldon Herring
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]] 
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] 
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C & D|C-D]] 
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes E Through G|E-G]] 
 
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes H Through K|H-K]] 
|-
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L & M|L-M]] 
| Charborough
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N Through R|N-R]] 
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S Through U|S-U]] 
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|   [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W Through Y|W-Y]]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|}
 
|-
| Chardstock
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Chardstock
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Charlton Marshall
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Charminster
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Charmouth
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chedington
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chelborough, East
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chelborough, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Cheselbourne
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chetnole
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Yetminster and Grimston
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chettle
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chickerell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chideock
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chilcombe
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chilfrome
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Church Knowle
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Compton Abbas
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Compton Abbas West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Compton Valence
| Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Compton, Nether
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Compton, Over
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coombe Keynes
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
| Corfe Castle
| Court of the Peculiar of Corfe Castle
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Corfe Mullen
| Court of the Peculiar of Sturminster Marshall
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Corscombe
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:
| Cranborne with Boveridge
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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*{{FSC|England, Dorset - Probate records|subject|subject-id=996380414|disp=Dorset England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br>
| Crichel, Long
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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== Dorset Probate Courts  ==
| Crichel, Moor
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Most of Dorset was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.
| Dewlish
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
*[[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory Court of Bristol, Dorset Division)|Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory, Dorset Division)]]
| Dorchester All Saints
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Canford Magna and Poole|Court of the Peculiar of Canford Magna and Poole]]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Chardstock and Wambrook|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Chardstock and Wambrook]]
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Corfe Castle|Court of the Peculiar of Corfe Castle]]
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Fordington|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Fordington]]
*[[Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton|Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Gillingham|Court of the Peculiar of Gillingham]]
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Lyme Regis and Halstock|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Lyme Regis and Halstock]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Milton Abbas|Court of the Peculiar of Milton Abbas]]
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Netherbury|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Netherbury]]
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Preston and Sutton Poyntz|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Preston and Sutton Poyntz]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury]]
*[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury|Court of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury]]
*[[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Sturminster Marshall|Court of the Peculiar of Sturminster Marshall]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Wimborne Minster|Court of the Peculiar of Wimborne Minster]]
*[[Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Yetminster|Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Yetminster]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


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| Dorchester Holy Trinity with Frome Whitfield
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Dorset Probate Courts  ==
| Dorchester St Peter
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
In 1836, the parish of Stockland and the Chapelry of Dalwood were transferred from the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset to the  Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and were united with Devon. At the same time, the parish of Thornecombe and part of the parish of Axminster were transferred from Devonshire to Dorset with a corresponding change in ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
| Durweston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
The Salisbury prebends were inhibited triennually for six months by the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury.
| Edmondsham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
It is known that probate records were kept for Fampton, 1678-1755, and evidently none were proved after this date; however, probates of people in this area may well be found in surrounding courts throughout the period, as well as after 1755.
| Evershot
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
It is said that Burton Bradstock was independent in probate matters, in which case there may be probate information in the Manorial Records which are still in the custody of the Lord of the Manor.<br>
| Farnham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
== References ==
| Fifehead Magdalen
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
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| Fifehead Neville
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
{{Place|Dorset|Probate Records}}
| Fleet
{{England Probate Records}}
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Folke
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Fontmell Magna
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Fordington
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Fordington with Writhlington
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Fordington, West
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Fordington with Writhlington
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Frampton
| Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Frome St Quintin
| Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Frome Vauchurch
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Gillingham
| Court of the Royal Peculiar of Gillingham
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Godmanstone
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Gorewood
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Gussage All Saints
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Gussage St Michael
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Halstock
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Lyme Regis and Halstock
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hammoon
| Court of the Archdeaconry Dorset
| .
|-
| Hampreston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hamworthy
| Court of the Peculiar of Sturminster Marshall
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Handley
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hanford
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hawkchurch
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Haydon
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hazelbury Bryan
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hermitage
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hilfield
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hilton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hinton Martel
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hinton Parva
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hinton St Mary
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Holme, East
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Holnest
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Holwell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Hooke
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Horton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Ibberton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Iwerne Courtney
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Iwerne Minster
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Iwerne Stepleton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Kimmeridge
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Kingston
| Court of the Peculiar of Corfe Castle
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Kingston Russell
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Kington Magna
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Knighton, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Langton Herring
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Langton Long
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Langton Matravers
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Leigh
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Yetminster and Grimston
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Leweston
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Lillington
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Littlebredy
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Litton Cheney
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Loders
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Longfleet
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Lulworth, East
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Lulworth, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Lydlinch
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Lyme Regis
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Lyme Regis and Halstock
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Lytchett Matravers
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Lytchett Minster
| Court of the Peculiar of Sturminster Marshall
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Maiden Newton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Manston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Mapperton
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Mappowder
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Margaret Marsh
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Marnhull
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Marshwood
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melbury Abbas
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melbury Bubb
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melbury Osmond
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melbury Sampford
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melcombe Horsey
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melcombe Regis
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Melplaish
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Milborne St Andrew
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Milton Abbas
| Court of the Peculiar of Milton Abbas
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Minterne Magna
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Monkton Wyld
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Morden
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Moreton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Mosterton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Motcombe
| Court of the Royal Peculiar of Gillingham
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Netherbury
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Netherbury in Ecclesia
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Oborne
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Okeford Fitzpaine
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Okeford, Childe
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Orchard, East
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Orchard, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Osmington
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Owermoigne
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Parkstone St Peter
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Parley, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Pentridge
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Perrot, South
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Piddlehinton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Piddletrenthide
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Pilson
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Pimperne
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Poole St James
| Court of the Peculiar of Canford Magna and Poole
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Poorton, North
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Portesham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Portland
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Portland St John
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Powerstock with West Milton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Poxwell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Preston
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Preston and Sutton Poyntz
| .
|-
| Puddletown
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Pulham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Puncknowle
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Radipole
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Rampisham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Ryme Instrinseca
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shaftesbury Holy Trinity
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Shaftesbury St James
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Shaftesbury St Peter
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Shaftesbury St Rumbold
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Shapwick
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Sherborne
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shillingstone
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Shipton George
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Silton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Spetisbury
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stafford, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stalbridge
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stanton St Gabriel
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Steeple
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stinsford
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stock Gaylard
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stockwood
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stoke Abbott
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stoke Wake
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stoke, East
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stour Provost
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stour, East
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stour, West
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stourpaine
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stratton
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Studland
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Sturminster Marshall
| Court of the Peculiar of Sturminster Marshall
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Sturminster Newton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Sutton Waldron
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Swanage
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Swyre
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Sydling St Nicholas
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Symondsbury with Eype and Broadoak
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Crawford
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Gunville
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Hinton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Keynston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Monkton with Tarrant Launceston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Rawston
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tarrant Rushton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
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| Thorncombe
| Pre-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory)
Post-1835 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
 
| Pre-1836
2 - Court of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory)
 
3 -Court of the Bishop's Registrar of Exeter
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
Post-1835
 
2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopla Consistory) Dorset Division
 
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Thornford
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Tincleton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Todbere
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tollard Royal
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Salisbury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Toller Fratrum
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Toller Porcorum
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tolpuddle
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Turnerspuddle
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Turnworth
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tyneham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Upcerne
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Upwey
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Walditch
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wambrook
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Chardstock
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wareham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Warmwell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Watercombe
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Weymouth
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Whitchurch Canonicorum
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Whitcombe
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wimborne Minster
| Court of the Royal Peculiar of Wimborne Minster
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wimborne St Giles
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winfrith Newburgh
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Abbas
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Anderson
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Winterbourne Came
| Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Clenstone
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Houghton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Kingston
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Winterbourne Monkton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne St Martin
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Steepleton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Stickland
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Tomson
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Winterbourne Whitchurch
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Winterbourne Zelstone
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Witchampton
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Witherstone
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Woodlands
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Woodsford
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Woodyates, East
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Woodyates, West
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Wool
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wooland
| Court of the Peculiar of Milton Abbas
| 2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
3 -Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wootton Fitzpaine
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wootton Glanville
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wootton, North
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
| 2 - Prerogatve Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Worth Matravers
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wraxall
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wyke Regis
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Wynford Eagle
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Yetminster
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Yetminster and Grimston
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
3 -Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|}


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