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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Steeple like this:
STEEPLE, a parish, with S. village and West Creech hamlet, in Wareham district, Dorset; near the coast, 5 miles S by W of Wareham r. station. Post town, Wareham. Acres, 3,362. Rated property, £1,498. Pop., 262. Houses, 63. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with Tyneham, in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £382.* Patron, the Rev. N. Bond. The church is good.
Steeple is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Steeple itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Steeple in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13895
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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