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Milborne Port, town and par. with ry. sta., Somerset, near SE. border of co., 3½ miles NE. of Sherborne sta. and 8¼ miles NE. of Yeovil Junction, 3277 ac., pop. 1877; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has mfrs. of gloves, leather, and shoes. Milborne Port was a place of some consequence in Saxon times, and sent representatives to Parliament from the time of Charles I. till 1832.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Milborne Port Parish Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Milborne Port |
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