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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Quar like this:
QUAR, a village in Worth-Matravers parish, Dorset; 3¼ miles S of Corfe-Castle.
Quar is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Quar itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Quar in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26422
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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