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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cogdean like this:
COGDEAN, a hamlet and a hundred in Dorset. The hamlet is in Sturminster-Marshall parish; and lies 2 miles SW of Wimborne-Minster. The hundred is in Blandford division; lies around the hamlet; and contams seven parishes. Acres, 32, 960. Pop., 463. Houses, 164.
Cogdean is now part of BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cogdean itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cogdean, in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole and Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20882
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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