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WITHERSTONE, a tything in Poorstock parish, Dorset; 5 miles ENE of Bridport. Pop., 41. It ranks as a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £94. Patron, the Earl of Dorchester.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a tything" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Powerstock AP/CP Dorset AncC |
Place: | Witherstone |
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