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

ROWBARROW, a hundred in Wareham division, Dorset; containing LangtonMatravers parish, and threeother parishes. Acres, 15, 872. Pop. in 1851, 3, 742. Houses, 768.

Rowberrow through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20639

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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