Sturminster, Newton Castle, a market town and parish in the hundred of Sturminster, Newton Castle, Sherborne division, 8 miles from Shaftesbury, and 108 from London, contained in 1831, 1831 inhabitants, and was assessed in 1815, to £3,406. It is situated on the river Stour, part on the right and part on the left bank, connected by a good stone bridge, and consists of old low-built houses, with the exception of a few in the central part of the town. The market-house is a long high building, the ground floor of which is used chiefly for shambles, and the upper part occupied by warehouses. The only manufacture here is that of white baize. The markets are held on Thursday, and the fairs on May 12th and October 24th. The petty sessions for the hundred are held here, and a court leet annually, at which a constable and tything men are appointed. The living is a vicarage in the patronage of Lord Rivers, value £16 16s 8d. K.B., and £902 in 1835. The church, dedicated to St Mary, ia a spacious and venerable structure. There is a chapel for Wesleyan Methodists, and also a national school for the education of children of both sexes. The Dorset and Somerset canal passes to the east of the town. The castle, supposed to be orginally erected by the Romans, is now completely in ruins. Its ground plan is the form of the letter D. The remains consist of a small artificial mount or keep, within a vallum, and deep ditch, seated on a hill, on the Newton side of the river.

Name	Residence	Profession
ADAMS, Charles		Carpenter
ADAMS, Henry		Carpenter
ADAMS, Joseph		Carpenter
ADAMS, William	Newton	Beer Retailer
BAKER, George		Hairdresser
BAKER, Robert	Newton	Carpenter and Wheelwright
BAVERSTOCK, Charles	Newton	Miller
BEALE, James		Grocer, Tea Dealer, and Hop and Seed Merchant
BELBEN, John	Newton	Horse Dealer
BEST, J.		Tin Plate worker and Brazier
BLEATHMAN, William	Newton	Butcher
BRINE, Charles	Manston	Plough
BROWN, John		The Swan
BURBIDGE, Henry		Watch and Clockmaker, Postmaster
CHAPMAN, Francis		Plumber and Glazier
CLARK, Richard		The Crown
CLUETT, Thomas		Blacksmith
COLBOURNE, William		Manager to branch of Dorsetshire Bank
COLBOURNE, William		Stamp Office, and agent to the York and London Fire and Life Office
COLBOURNE, William		Grocer, & C.
CONWAY, John		Watchmaker and Ironmonger
COWLEY, John		Stonemason
CREW, William		Carpenter and Shopkeeper
CURTIS, James		Boot and Shoemaker
DARE, Robert		Leathercutter
DASHWOOD, Thomas		Solicitor
DIKE, John	Newton	Shoemaker
DOWDING, Elias		Cooper
DRAKE, Charles		Shoemaker
DUFFETT, Philip		Maltster
DUFFETT, Samuel	Newton	Butcher and Shopkeeper
DUFFETT, William	Newton	Butcher
ELFORD, Joseph		Shoemaker
EPPER, John		Beer Retailer
FISH, George		Baker and Shopkeeper
FOOT, C. C.		Agent for the Law Life Office
FOOT, James	Newton	Bull Inn, and Butcher
FRICKER, Joseph		Globe Fire and Office Agent
FRY, Andrew and Co.		Bankers
FUDGE, James	Newton	Stonemason
GIBBS, Henry		Linen and Woollendraper
GILLINGHAM, Stephen		Shoemaker
GOODRICH, John		Surgeon
GOULD, John		Tailor
HANCOCK, Thomas		Ironmonger and Shopkeeper
HARRIS, John (see note below)		Grocer, Printer, and china and glass dealer
HARVEY, R. R.		Solicitor, and agent to Royal Exchange Assurance
HARVEY, Thomas	Newton	Beer Retailer
HAWKINS, Thomas		Academy
HAYWARD, Robert	Newton	Cooper
HUTCHINGS, William		Shoemaker and Sexton
INKPEN, John		Parish Clerk
ISAACS, I. C.		Tanner
JACKSON, Joseph		Patten and Clog maker
JAMES, Mary		Shopkeeper
JEAMES, Ann		Beer Retailer and Butcher
KENDALL, M. and M.		Straw Hat Maker
KERLEY, James		Smith and Farrier
KING, Thomas		Tailor
KNOTT, Ambrose		Master, National School
LAMBERT, Robert		Butcher
LANGLEY, John		Gents, Boarding School
LINTERN, John		Gents, Day School
LONG, S. W.		Solicitor, and agent to the Norwich Union Assurance
LYDFORD, Benjamin	Newton	Shoemaker
MARCH, John		Blacksmith
MARCH, Stephen		Blacksmith
MATCHAM, James	Bagber	Rose and Crown, and Smith
MELMOTH, Thomas		Saddler and Harness maker
MITCHELL, R. F.		Butcher
NEWMAN, John	Fiddleford Mill	Miller
PAVIOUR, T. B.		Linen and Woollen Draper and Hatter
PHILLIPS, Edwin		Plumber, Painter and Glazier
PILE, William	Newton	Brush maker
RAKE, Martin		Cut Mill
READ, Joseph	Newton	Cheese Dealer
READ, Stephen	Newton	Red Lion
RING, Miss		Ladies Boarding School
ROLLS, Ann	Newton	Baker
ROSE, Henry and John		Carpenters
ROSE, Benjamin		Tailor
ROSE, Daniel		Shopkeeper
ROSE, Edward	Newton	Shopkeeper
ROSE, John	Newton	Butcher
ROSE, Joseph	Newton	Butcher
ROSE, Robert	Newton	Baker and Beer Retailer
ROSE, Thomas	Newton	Beer Retailer and Butcher
ROSE, William		Tailor
ROSE, William		Shoemaker
ROWLAND, Thomas		Shoemaker
RYALL, John	Newton	Shopkeeper
SANSON, James	Newton	Shoemaker
SHARP, Eli	Manston	Miller
SHORT, Edmund	Newton	Butcher
SHORT, John		Shopkeeper
SPICER, John	Newton	Smith
SPENCER, Robert	Newton	Bick and Tile maker
STENT, Master		Union Workhouse
STICKLAND, James		Beer Retailer
SWEET, Mary		Mistress, National School
TOPP, John	Newton	Butcher
TOPP, Thomas	Newton	Butcher
TUFFIN, Silvester		Confectioner
TULK, Thomas		Surgeon
WHEELER, Henry		White Hart
WILLIAMS, Robert		Baker
WILLIS, James		Plumber and Glazier
YOUNG, Edward		Shoemaker
YOUNG, James		Tailor
YOUNG, Thomas		Beer Retailer and Cooper
YOUNG, William		Carpenter

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