In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winterborne Steepleton like this:
WINTERBOURNE-STEEPLETON, a parish in Dorchester district, Dorset; 4 miles W by S of Dorchester r. station. Post town, Dorchester. Acres, 1,783. Real property, £1,560. Pop., 191. Houses, 35. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory, annexed to W.-Abbas. The church is tolerable.
Winterborne Steepleton through time
Winterborne Steepleton 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 Winterborne Steepleton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winterborne Steepleton in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14010
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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