In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eggerton like this:
EGGERTON, a hundred in Bridport and Dorchester divisions, Dorset. It contains Askerswell parish, four other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 6, 967. Pop., 1, 142. Houses, 217.
Eggerton through time
Eggerton 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 Eggerton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eggerton in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20747
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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