In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edmondsham like this:
EDMONDSHAM, a parish in Wimborne district, Dorset; 1½ mile S of Cranborne, and 6 NW by N of Ringwood r. station. It includes West Worth; and its post town is Cranborne, under Salisbury. Acres, 1, 671. Real property, £2, 040. Pop., 279. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. Edmonsham House is the seat of Mrs. Monro. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Valne, £277: Patrons, the Earl of Shaftesbury and Mrs. Monro. The church is tolerable; and there are charities £14.
Edmondsham through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Edmondsham in East Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13627
Date accessed: 15th March 2025
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