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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knowlton like this:
KNOWLTON, a hamlet and a hundred in Wimborne division, Dorset. The hamlet lies 3 miles SW of Cranborne. The hundred comprises the parishes of GussageAll Saints, Long Critchell, and Woodlands. Acres, 7, 337. Pop. in 1861, 1, 136. Houses, 221.
Knowlton is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knowlton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knowlton in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20972
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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