In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Woodyates like this:

WOODYATES (West), an extra-parochial tract in Wimborne district, Dorset; 3¼ miles NE by N of Cranborne. Acres, 1,290. Pop., 20. Houses, 2.

West Woodyates through time

West Woodyates is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Woodyates itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Woodyates in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14024

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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