Broadwindsor, Devon

Broadwindsor and various similar spellings is a small village in West Dorset about 2.5 miles from Beaminster, the nearest town.

So far, it is the origin of the Pomeroy branch of my Family Tree. It is thought that there are two separate DNA groups of Pomeroys in the area which obviously causes ssome confusion and complications whist researching Family Trees.

The village has a website with a tab regarding history and a page in he Dorset Guide. It also has a record in British History Online listing some notable buildings. There were signs of settlements in this area prior to the arrival of the Romans in AD 43 and the village is recorded in the Domesday book as the manor of Windesore held by Hunger, the son of Odin. Many of the names of people still living in the village and surrounding farms are recorded in documents dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, when many of the inhabitants were freemen. These names include Hallett, Paul and Studley.