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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stockwood like this:
STOCKWOOD, a parish in Sherborne district, Dorset; 2 miles S by W of Yetminster. station. Post town, Sherborne. Acres, 692. Real property, £1,177. Pop., 60. Houses, 9. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £160. Patron, Mrs. E. Matthews.
Stockwood is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stockwood itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stockwood in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13935
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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