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COMPTON (Nether), a '''parish''' in Sherborne district, Dorset; at the boundary with Wiltshire, 2½ miles N of Yeovil Junction railroad station, and 2½ W by N of Sherborne.<ref>John M. Wilson, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13613 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''], publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 09 July 2013.</ref>
COMPTON (Nether), a '''parish''' in Sherborne district, Dorset; at the boundary with Wiltshire, 2½ miles N of Yeovil Junction railroad station, and 2½ W by N of Sherborne.<ref>John M. Wilson, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13613 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales''], publ. London and Edinburgh: 1870. Date accessed: 09 July 2013.</ref>


=== Resources  ===
== Resources  ==


==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====
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To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.<br><br>
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.


==== Census records  ====
==== Census records  ====
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==== Probate records  ====
==== Probate records  ====


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Dorset Probate Records|Dorset Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Dorset Probate Records|Dorset Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.


== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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