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.
Abbotsbury, par. and fishing vil., SW. Dorset, 9 miles SW. of Dorchester, 5616 ac., pop. 979; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday. It has remains of abbey (1044). A. Castle, seat of the Earl of Ilchester, is in the vicinity.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Abbotsbury CP/AP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Abbotsbury |
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