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ALCESTER, a liberty in the parish of St. James Shaftesbury, within the parliamentary borough of Shaftesbury, but without the municipal borough, Dorset. Pop., 342. Houses, 76.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Alcester |
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