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BEMPSTONE, a hundred in Somerset. It contains Burnham and six other parishes. Acres, 25,698. Pop. in 1851, 8,123; in 1861, 8,383. Houses, 1,804.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Bempstone |
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