Research

Research by members of the group into the history of Martock — its buildings, streets, businesses and families — and of the neighbouring hamlets of Ash, Coat, Hurst and Bower Hinton. Much of it is useful for anyone researching their family history.

If you know more about anything here, or have research of your own to share, please get in touch.

Martock general

• A detailed investigation of Martock in 1086
• A leather tenderiser made by Sparrows of Martock
• A sluice gate by Sibley and Sons of Parrett Works
• A Sunday School treat, 1889
• Burfields & Co, glovers
• George Parsons, flax and the Parrett Works
• Gloving in Martock
• Hilda Bradford’s diaries, 1896 & 1898
• Martock Friendly Society
• Martock glovers
• Martock PCC wills list
• Martock shops
• Martock’s bells
• Martock’s coat of arms
• The Martock Railway
• The Martock Volunteers, 1798–1802
• The title deeds of the Parrett Works
• Turnpikes
• Wartime memories of an evacuee: Trevor Cradduck

Martock general — all items with summaries →

All Saints Church

• The Stained Glass of All Saints, Martock

All Saints Church — all items with summaries →

Church Street

• James White and The Grange
• Manor House and farm, Church Street
• The buildings of Church Street
• The George Inn

Church Street — all items with summaries →

East Street

• East Street houses
• East Street in the 1841 census
• The Lye family and Wellmans, East Street

East Street — all items with summaries →

North Street

• North Street houses
• Sibley’s petrol station

North Street — all items with summaries →

Water Street

• Water Street floods, 1966
• Water Street houses

Water Street — all items with summaries →

Hurst & Bower Hinton

• Hurst Bow Bridge
• Wartime memories of an evacuee: Trevor Cradduck

Hurst & Bower Hinton — all items with summaries →

Ash

• Ash houses
• Ash, 90 years on

Ash — all items with summaries →

Coat

• A history of Coat village

Coat — all items with summaries →

Family names

• 100 years of Gould’s the Butchers
• Butler and Dight
• Early surnames in Martock
• George Bailey’s letter
• Hilda Bradford’s diaries, 1896 & 1898
• James White and The Grange
• Martock PCC wills list
• The Chant family of Martock
• The Jewe family of Somerset and Dorset, 1290–1473
• The Lye family and Wellmans, East Street
• The Occomore family
• The Suggs and Loveless West
• The Yandle family tree
• Wartime memories of an evacuee: Trevor Cradduck

Family names — all items with summaries →

Martock businesses

• 100 years of Gould’s the Butchers
• A leather tenderiser made by Sparrows of Martock
• A sluice gate by Sibley and Sons of Parrett Works
• Burfields & Co, glovers
• Butler and Dight
• George Parsons, flax and the Parrett Works
• Gloving in Martock
• Martock glovers
• Martock shops
• Paull’s tents and Hebditch timber buildings
• Sibley’s petrol station
• The Suggs and Loveless West
• The title deeds of the Parrett Works
• William Sparrow Ltd

Martock businesses — all items with summaries →

Maps

• Historic map satnav
• Historical mapping on Google Earth
• Martock 1823 tithe map
• Martock 1887 OS map

Maps — all items with summaries →

Interesting things

• The game of Fives in Martock
• The Martock bean

Interesting things — all items with summaries →