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CHELBOROUGH (East), or Luccombe, a parish in Beaminster district, Dorset; on the Roman road from Dorchester, at the verge of the county, 3½ miles WSW of Yetminster r. station, and 6½ NE of Beaminster. Post town, Melbury-Osmond, under Dorchester. Acres, 948. Rated property, £1, 242. Pop., 93. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £340.* Patron, MissF. Hildyard. The church is 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: | East Chelborough Parish Beaminster Poor Law Union/Registration District Dorset Ancient County |
| Place names: | CHELBOROUGH | CHELBOROUGH EAST | CHELBOROUGH EAST OR LUCCOMBE | EAST CHELBOROUGH | LUCCOMBE |
| Place: | East Chelborough |
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