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Wyke Regis, par., liberty, and vil., Dorset, in S. of co.- par. (partly within the municipal limits of Weymouth), 1702 ac., pop. 2748, pop. of municipal part 1250; liberty (Wyke Regis and Elwell), 1336 ac., pop. 1498; vil., on an eminence 2 miles SW. of Weymouth; P.O.,. called Wyke; the church (15th century) is the mother church of Weymouth; there is an endowed national school.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, liberty, and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wyke Regis Parish Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Wyke Regis |
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