In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sutton Poyntz like this:
SUTTON-POYNTZ, a tything in Preston parish, and a liberty in Dorchester and Sherborne divisions, Dorset. The tything lies 4¼ miles SSE of Dorchester, and has a ruined chapel. The liberty contains two parishes and a part. Acres, 3,371. Pop. in 1851, 754. Houses, 170.
Sutton Poyntz through time
Sutton Poyntz is now part of Weymouth and Portland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Weymouth and Portland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sutton Poyntz itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sutton Poyntz, in Weymouth and Portland and Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21104
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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