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CHURCH-KNOWLE, a parish in Wareham district, Dorset; 1 mile WSW of Corfe-Castle, and 4 SSE of Wareham r. station. It includes the tythings of Brodle and Creech, and the village of Puddle-Mill. Post town, Corfe-Castle, under Wareham. Acres, 2, 920. Real property, £5, 403; of which £3, 412 are in mines. Pop., 511. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £285.* Patron, Lieut. Col. Mansel. The church is very good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Church Knowle Parish Wareham and Purbeck Poor Law Union/Registration District Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Church Knowle |
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