June 8, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Dorchester, Moreton, Osmington, Poxwell, Preston, Warmwell, Weymouth
Imagine if the train from Weymouth to London took you through Preston, Osmington, Poxwell and Warmwell before joining the main line east of Moreton. It sounds peculiar but this was one ofthe routes considered in the 1840s.
Read about the Southampton and Dorchester Railway in this article from the Dorset Echo to find out why it was known as the ‘Corkscrew’ line.
April 2, 2008 at 4:00 am (Location)
Tags: Beer Regis, Bere Regis, Dorset, Moreton, Shitterton
A Description of the ‘town’ of Bere Regis, Dorset, England as described by Samuel Lewis in A Topographical Dictionary of England, Published in London in 1831.
November 30, 2007 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Bishop, Cox, Holmes, Lane, Moreton, Sansom
The job of of stationmaster, even at a small country station in the Victorian age, was considered to be a good position. The pay was above average and usually a house went with the job. However, despite these advantages there was little to protect anybody against what nature threw at them in the days before modern medicine and living conditions.
Read the full story in the Dorset Echo
