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HOUGHTON-WINTERBORNE, a parish in Blandford district, Dorset; 4½ miles WSW of Blandford r. station. Post town, Blandford. Acres, 1, 923. Real property, £1, 350. Pop., 284. Houses, 55. The manor belonged to the Despencers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £180.* Patron, Mrs. Michell. The church is ancient, and has a tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Winterborne Houghton CP/AP Blandford RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
Place: | Winterborne Houghton |
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