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

WAKEHAM, a village in Portland parish, Dorset; 5½ miles SSE of Weymouth.

Wakeham through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26458

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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