In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hammoon like this:
HAMMOON, a parish in Sturminster district, Dorset; on the river Stour; 2 miles E of Sturminster Newton r. station. Post town, Sturminster Newton, under Blandford. Acres, 677. Real property, with Manston, £4, 585. Rated property of H. alone, £1, 394. Pop., 74. Houses, 17. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £233.* Patron, G. Meech, Esq. The church is old, but good.
Hammoon through time
Hammoon is now part of North Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hammoon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hammoon in North Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13644
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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