In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lillington like this:
LILLINGTON, a parish in Sherborne district, Dorset; 2¾ miles SSW of Sherborne r. station. Post town, Sherborne. Acres, 1,807. Real property, £2,557. Pop., 163. Houses, 35. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, not reported. Patron, R. Gordon, Esq. The church is good..
Lillington through time
Lillington is now part of West Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lillington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lillington in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13687
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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