In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Blackdown like this:
BLACKDOWN, a village in Broadwinsor parish, Dorset; 5½ miles WNW of Beaminster. It forms a curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Broadwinsor.
Additional information about this locality is available for Broadwindsor
Blackdown through time
Blackdown 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 Blackdown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Blackdown in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26338
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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