Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County	1853	1957	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.
POOLE	Rural Deanery	1872	1957	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.
WHITCHURCH	Rural Deanery	1853	1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1853	was created from part of	POOLE ST JAMES EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.
1957	was abolished to create	POOLE ST JAMES AND ST PAUL EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 116.

Lower level units

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