Bothenhampton, The Village 1904
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Photo of Bothenhampton, The Village 1904

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Another of the surrounding parishes into which Bridport borough expanded, Bothenhampton lies to the south-east, with a deep-cut village street which has left a dense cluster of terraces standing on distinctive raised pavements. Eastwards, it becomes Long Lane and climbs into open countryside. Looking westwards along Main Street we can see the lych-gate (at the junction) of the 1889-built Holy Trinity church, replacing a medieval building at the other end of the village. Clematis Cottage (left) faces a long line of dwellings, all of which survive, from No 5 (left end) to No 39 (far right).

A Selection of Memories from Bothenhampton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bothenhampton

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I grew up in Bothenhampton in the sixties and seventies, and my memory of the place is just like the photo from 1910. We lived at Bowhayes, which was a cul-de-sac, and at the end of the lane there were some broken old stone steps that led down into an ancient "hollow way", going down this path was a favourite walk to get to the village centre without having to walk on the main road (Crock Lane) which had ...see more
eve udil ann robert barnes were married he was the first toy boy they were really happy driveing their 25d david broun i lived there untill 1968. george widden used to catch badgers and eat them. there were many strange people in bothenhampton the likes of colin webb mr gordon holt and grinter the buglers etc i moved to canada where there are people but none as nice as the people from bothenhampton