In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Woodyates like this:
WOODYATES (West), an extra-parochial tract in Wimborne district, Dorset; 3¼ miles NE by N of Cranborne. Acres, 1,290. Pop., 20. Houses, 2.
West Woodyates through time
West Woodyates is now part of East Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Woodyates itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Woodyates in East Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14024
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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