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SUTTON-POYNTZ, a tything in Preston parish, and a liberty in Dorchester and Sherborne divisions, Dorset. The tything lies 4¼ miles SSE of Dorchester, and has a ruined chapel. The liberty contains two parishes and a part. Acres, 3,371. Pop. in 1851, 754. Houses, 170.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tything" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Sutton Poyntz |
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