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

FRYER-MAYNE, a hamlet in West Knighton parish, Dorset; 3¼ miles SE of Dorchester.

Friermayne through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20922

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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