A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Wimborne (or Wimborne Minster), market town and par. with ry. sta., Dorset, in E. of co., at confluence of rivers Allen and Stour, 7 miles N. of Poole by rail, 11,966 ac., pop. 5390; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Friday. Wimborne is an ancient place, occupying the site of a Roman station, and known to the Saxons as Wimburnhamynstre. Its church, a cathedral-like edifice, was founded by Edward the Confessor, and is a remarkable relic of antiquity. Among the other buildings in Wimborne are a fine grammar school and an endowed school. Coachbuilding is carried on; there are mfrs. of buttons and woollen hose.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wimborne Minster AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place names: | WIMBORNE | WIMBORNE MINSTER | WIMBORNE OR WIMBORNE MINSTER |
| Place: | Wimborne Minster |
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