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

HAYCROF, a village in Worth-Matravers parish, Dorset; 3¼ miles S of Corfe-Castle.

Haycroft through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26380

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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