In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ibberton like this:
IBBERTON, a parish in Sturminster district, Dorset; on an affluent of the river Stour, 4 miles SW of Shillingstone r. station, and 7 W of Blandford. Post town, Turnworth, under Blandford. Acres, 1, 383. Real property, with Woolland, £3, 185. Rated property of I. alone, £1, 200. Pop., 237. ...
Houses, 54. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Rivers. A range of hills runs through the parish from E to W. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Valne, £220. * Patron, Lord Rivers. The church is ancient, in tolerable condition; has a tower; and stands on the side of a hill, commanding a good view. There are a national school, and charities £15.
Ibberton through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ibberton in North Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13673
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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