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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Uggscombe like this:
UGGSCOMBE, a hundred in the SW of Dorset; containing 14 parishes, and forming parts of Bridport and Dorchester divisions. Acres, 9,491, and 24,432. Pop. in 1851, 1,875 and 3,998. Houses, 372 and 782.
Uggscombe is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Uggscombe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Uggscombe in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20559
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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