Description
Melbury Bubb, a parish in Dorsetshire, under Bubb-Down, 1 1/2 mile N by E of Evershot station on the G.W.R.,. and 5 1/2 miles NW of Cerne Abbas. It contains the tithing of Woolcombe. Post town, Dorchester. Acreage, 1243;. population of the civil parish, 120 ; of the ecclesiastical, 624. Bubb Down is a conspicuous landmark, was formerly a beacon station, and commands a very extensive and beautiful view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury, with the rectory of Frome St Quintin and the chapelry of Evershot annexed; joint value, £450 with residence. Patron,. the Earl of Ilchester. The church was rebuilt in 1854, and retains the tower of a previous edifice; there is a quantity of very beautiful glass work in the building.
Parish Church
The church of St. Mary, rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1854, is a small building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave and embattled southern tower containing 4 bells: the windows retain pre-Reformation glass of the time of Edward IV. partly restored in 1887 by the Earl of Ilchester and in 1888 by Dr. and Mrs. Buckler: a memorial window was placed in 1888 to the late Rev. Barfoot Saunt: there are 100 sittings. A cross of Portland stone, 15 feet in height, was erected in the churchyard about 1903.
The register dates from the year 1750.
