Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Fordington

Fordington.-- par., liberty, and vil., S. Dorset -- par. (mostly in Dorchester bor.), 2749 ac., pop. 4095; burghal part, pop. 3824; liberty, 751 ac., pop. 384; the vil. is 1 mile SE. of Dorchester.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish, liberty, and village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Fordington Parish       Dorset Ancient County
Place: Fordington

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