In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grimstone like this:
GRIMSTONE, a hamlet in Stratton parish, Dorset; near the Yeovil and Dorchester railway, 4½ miles NW of Dorchester. It has a station on the railway, jointly with Frampton. Real property, £681. Pop., 72. A tunnel of the railway, in the vicinity, passes thringh chalk, and is 600 yards long.
Additional information about this locality is available for Stratton
Grimstone through time
Grimstone 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 Grimstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grimstone in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25016
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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