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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.
Portisham, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Portesham), Dorset, in S. of co.- par., 4540 ac., pop. 705; vil., 6 miles SW. of Dorchester; P.O.; on an eminence near the vil. is a tower to the memory of Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy (1769-1839), a native of the par., who served with Nelson.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Portesham AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Portesham |
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