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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burstock like this:
BURSTOCK, a parish in Beaminster district, Dorset; on the verge of the county, 4¾ miles WNW of Beaminster, and 5 SSW of Crewkerne r. station. Post Town, Broadwinsor, under Bridport. Acres, 913. Real property, £1,811. Pop., 220. Houses, 49. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £155. Patron, Rev. J. Jones. Charities, £14.
Burstock is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burstock itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burstock in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13559
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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