In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sydling St Nicholas like this:
SYDLING-ST. NICHOLAS, a parish, comprising two tythings and forming a liberty, in Dorchester district, Dorset; 2 miles ENE of Maiden-Newton r. station. It has a post-office under Dorchester, and a cattle fair on 6 Dec. Acres, 5,028. Real property, £4,921. Pop., 692. Houses, 134. The property is divided among a few. S. House is the seat of Sir J. W. Smith, Bart. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £169.* Patron, Winchester College. The church is good; and there are an Independent chapel, and an endowed school with £31 a year.
Sydling St Nicholas through time
Sydling St Nicholas 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 Sydling St Nicholas itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sydling St Nicholas in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13949
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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