In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wraxall like this:
WRAXALL, a parish in Beaminster district, Dorset; 2½ miles NW of Maiden-Newton r. station. Post town, Maiden-Newton, under Dorchester. Acres, 952. Rated property, £998. Pop., 83. Houses, 15. The living is a rectory, annexed to Rampisham. The church is good.
Wraxall through time
Wraxall 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 Wraxall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wraxall in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14040
Date accessed: 02nd November 2024
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