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.
KNIGHTON (WEST), a parish in Dorchester district, Dorset; near the Southwestern railway, 4 miles SE of Dorchester. It includes the hamlets of Fryer-Mayne, Little Mayne, and Lewell; and its post town is Dorchester. Acres, 2, 339. Real property, £1, 357. Pop., 268. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Broadmayne, in the diocese of Salisbury. Valne, £332. * Patron, the Rev. W. Urquhart. The church was recently repaired. Charities, £10.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | West Knighton AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place names: | KNIGHTON | KNIGHTON WEST | WEST KNIGHTON |
| Place: | West Knighton |
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