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Gillingham.-- market town, liberty, par., and township with ry. sta., N. Dorset, on river Stour, 4 miles NW. of Shaftesbury -- liberty, 13,196 ac., pop. 5542; par., 8353 ac., pop. 4131; township, 7527 ac., pop. 3293; P.O., T.O.; 2 Banks. Market-day every alternate Monday.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Gillingham |
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