A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WIMBORNE, a district and a division in Dorset. The district contains the two Wimborne parishes, and twenty-two other parishes and a part; and is divided into the sub-districts of Wimborne, Witchampton, and Cranborne. Acres, 81,163. Poor rates in 1863, £8,632. Pop. in 1851, 17,284; in 1861, 17,253. Houses, 3,620. Marriages in 1866, 110; births, 543,-of which 48 were illegitimate; deaths, 282,-of which 94 were at ages under 5 years, and 14 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60, 1,208; births, 5,712; deaths, 3,147. The places of worship, in 1851, were 30 of the Church of England, with 7,479 sittings; 9 of Independents, with 1,957 s.; 1 of Baptists, with 150 s.; 12 of Wesleyans, with 1,593 s.; 8 of Primitive Methodists, with 587 s.; and 1 of Roman Catholics, with 300 s. The schools were 26 public day-schools, with 1,859 scholars; 11 private day-schools, with 250 s.; and 35 Sunday schools, with 2,696 s. The workhouse is in Wimborne-Minster.-The division comprises W.-St. Giles, Badbury, Cogden, and Knowlton hundreds, and five parts. Acres, 101,174. Pop. in 1851, 20,709; in 1861, 20,890. Houses, 4,379.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a district and a division" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wimborne and Cranborne RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Wimborne Minster |
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