In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broadwindsor like this:
BROADWINSOR, a village and a parish in Beaminster district, Dorset. The village stands 3 miles WNW of Beaminster, and 5 S of Crewkerne r. station; and has a post office‡ under Bridport, and a fair on Trinity Monday. The parish includes also the tythings of Childhay, Dibberford, Drimpton, and Little Winsor. ...
Acres, 6,214. Real property, £11,810. Pop., 1,538. Houses, 311. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Blackdown, in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £558.* Patron, the Bishop of Salisbury. The church is ancient, and has a tower. There are an Independent chapel; an endowed school, with £23; and other charities, with £18. Thomas Fuller, author of the "History of the Holy War," was vicar.
Broadwindsor through time
Broadwindsor is now part of West Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broadwindsor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broadwindsor in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13547
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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