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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swyre like this:
SWYRE, a parish in Bridport district, Dorset; on the coast, 5 miles ESE of Bridport r. station. Post town, Bridport. Acres, 1,146; of which 65 are water. Real property, £966. Pop., 277. Houses, 49. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £140.* Patron, the Duke of Bedford. The church is good.
Swyre is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swyre itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swyre in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13948
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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