In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wooland like this:
WOOLLAND, a parish in Sturminster district, Dorset; 4¼ miles SW of Shillingstone r. station, and 7 W by N of Blandford. It has a post-office under Blandford. Acres, 1,098. Real property, with Ibberton, £3,185. Pop., 132. Houses, 27. The manor belongs to M. Williams, Esq. The living is a donative in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, not reported. Patron, M. Williams, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1857. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Wooland through time
Wooland is now part of North Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wooland itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wooland in North Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14029
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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