Directory Entries
1885 1903 1923 1935
Transcribed by Caryl Parsons
Holnest is a parish, in the Northern division of the county, petty sessional division, hundred and union of Sherborne, county court district of Yeovil, rural deanery of Shaftesbury second portion, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury, 5 miles south-east-by-south from Sherborne and 11 south-east from Yeovil, on the Dorchester road. The church of St Mary is a stone building, in the Perpendicular style, consisting of a chancel, nave, south aisle and tower containing 3 bells; in the churchyard is a mausoleum, erected by J.S.W.S.E.DRAX esq., D.L., J.P.; there are sittings for 74 persons. The register dates from the year 1589. The living is a chaplery annexed to Long Burton, joint yearly value £270 with residence, in the gift of Mrs PAPWORTH, and held since 1872 by the Rev. Charles Herbert MAYO M.A. of Lincoln College, Oxford, who resides at Long Burton. Holnest Park, the seat of John Samuel Wanley Sawridge Erle DRAX esq, D.L., J.P., and lord of the manor and principal landowner, is a handsome building, situated on the south-west side of a park of about 130 acres; it has a large picture gallery with many fine paintings; in the grounds is a bronze statue of Mr DRAX, 9 feet high, on a tall pillar. The parish is partly within the limits of the ancient forest of Blackmore, and is on Oxford clay. The land is mostly pasture. The area is 2,062 acres; rateable value, £1,684; the population in 1881 was 101.
Parish Clerk, John Jenkins HANN
Letters through Sherborne. The nearest money order office is at Leigh; & telegraph office at Sherborne.
The children of the parish attend the schools at Long Burton & Glanvilles Wootton.
DRAX John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle D.L., J.P., Holnest lodge
ADAMS Walt., farmer, Rye Water farm
GOULD Frederick, farmer, Dyer’s farm
HOUNSELL Jonathan, farmer
KINGMAN Archibald, farmer, Potters Row farm
PHILLIPS William, farmer
PIKE John, carpenter
STICKLAND Thomas, mason
THORNE Sydney, land agent to J.S.W.S.E.DRA esq D.L., J.P.
Some information repeated from earlier directory.
Holnest Park is the property of Wanley Ellis SAWBRIDGE-ERLE-DRAX esq., J.P., of olantigh Towers, Wye, Kent, lord of the manor and principal landowner….the mansion is now the residence of Arthur Tyrwhitt DRAKE esq. …. The population in 1901 was 136.
Sexton, Thomas SARTIN.
Private Resident
DRAKE Arthur Tyrwhitt, Holnest park
Commercial
GOULD James (Mrs), farmer, Potter’s Row farm
HARRIS George, farmer, Rye Water
HELLYAR Sidney, farmer, Dyer’s farm
HOLLOWAY Mary (Mrs), farmer, White House farm
MOWLEM Robert, farmer
PHILLIPS Joseph, farmer
RIDOUT Wm. Herbert, farmer, Boy’s hill
THORNE Sydney, land agent to Wanley Ellis SAWBRIDGE-ERLE-DRAX esq
Some information as in earlier directories.
The living is a chapelry, annexed to Longburton, joint net yearly value £300, and in the gift of H. Cosens PAPWORTH esq. and held since 1913 by the Rev. Robert Cooper FUGARD B.D. of Seabury Div. School, U.S.A. who resides at Sherborne. Holnest Park is the property of Clement TORY esq,;…. the mansion is now (1923) unoccupied…..population in 1911, 125
Private Resident
BRIND Lieut Maurice Arthur R.N.
Commercial
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over
BRIND Lieut Maurice Arthur R.N., pedigree pig breeder
CHAFFEY Arthur Wm., farmer, Dunn’s fram
*DURRANT Henry, farmer
*FOX William, farmer
HANN Charles, farmer
*HARRIS Geo. (Mrs), farmer, Rye Water
RIDOUT Wm. Herbt., farmer, Boy’s hill
ROSE Albert, farmer, Dyer’s farm
TRIM Walter, farmer
*YOUNG E.Stanley, farmer, White House farm
Some information as in earlier directories.
The living is a chaplery, annexed to the rectory of Glanvilles Wootton, joint net yearly value £410, in the gift of R.T.WOODMAN esq and H. Cosens PAPWORTH esq alternately, and held since 1935 by the Rev (not given). Holnest Park is the property and residence of Hugh E. CHAFY esq F.S.A., F.Z.S., J.P……..is the chief landowner. The population in 1931 was 83.
Private Resident
CHAFY Hugh E., F.S.A., F.Z.S., J.P., Holnest park
Commercial
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over
DURRANT Hy., farmer
DYKE Chas. Ernest, smallholder
FRIZELL Hy., farmer, Dunn’s farm
FRIZELL Regnld., farmer, Dubbin’s farm
GOULD Douglas, farmer, High Holnest farm
HANN Charles, farmer
*HANSFORD Geo. Wm., farmer, White House farm
*HARRIS Geo., farmer, Rye Water
LODER Geo. Maurice, farmer, Boy’s hill
NUTBEEM Fredk. Chas., farmer, Dyer’s farm
PERRY Percy Chas., farmer, Ivy farm
POWELL Chas., farmer
RIDOUT Philip Albt., farmer, Boy’s hill
WAREHAM Wm. Jn., farmer, Elm farm
WATTS Wm., dairy farmer, Osmond farm
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