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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hanford like this:
Hanford.-- par., N. Dorset, on river Stour, 4 miles NW. of Blandford, 460 ac., pop. 56; contains the seat of Hanford House.
Hanford is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hanford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hanford in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13647
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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