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

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

Renscombe through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26423

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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