Place:


Rowberrow  Dorset

 
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rowberrow like this:

ROWBARROW, a hundred in Wareham division, Dorset; containing LangtonMatravers parish, and threeother parishes. Acres, 15, 872. Pop. in 1851, 3, 742. Houses, 768.

Rowberrow through time

Rowberrow is now part of Purbeck district. Click here for graphs and data of how Purbeck has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rowberrow itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rowberrow, in Purbeck and Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20639

Date accessed: 24th April 2024

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