Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHITEWAY

WHITEWAY, a hundred in Blandford, Cerne, and Sturminster divisions, Dorset; containing 7 parishes. Acres, 5,394, 4,731, and 3,519. Pop. in 1851, 1,676, 599, and 449. Houses, 264, 122, and 103.


(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: Dorset Ancient County
Place: Whiteway

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