In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eastbury like this:
EASTBURY, a tything in Tarrant-Gunville parish, Dorset; 5¼ miles NNE of Blandford-Forum. Eastbury Park here belonged to George Bubb Dodington, afterwards Lord Melcombe; passed to Earl Temple; and now belongs to J. J. Farquharson, Esq. A mansion, after designs by Vanbrngh, was erected on it, by Dodington, at a cost of £140, 000; was visited by several distinguished literati, as frequent guests; was sung by the poets Thomson and Young; and was demolished, on account of the cost of keeping it in repair, by Earl Temple.
Additional information about this locality is available for Tarrant Gunville
Eastbury through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eastbury in North Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26092
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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