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KNOWLTON, a hamlet and a hundred in Wimborne division, Dorset. The hamlet lies 3 miles SW of Cranborne. The hundred comprises the parishes of GussageAll Saints, Long Critchell, and Woodlands. Acres, 7, 337. Pop. in 1861, 1, 136. Houses, 221.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Knowlton |
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