A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
IWERNE-STEEPLETON, or PRESTON, a parish in Blandford district, Dorset; on the rivulet Iwerne, 271/2 miles E of Shillingstone r. station, and 3½ NW of Blandford-Forum. Post town, lwerne-Courtnay, under Blandford. Acres, 773. Real property, £773. Pop., 59. Houses, 9. Steepleton House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £81. Patron, Lord Rivers. The church is ancient.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Iwerne Stepleton CP/AP Blandford RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place names: | IWERNE STEEPLETON | IWERNE STEEPLETON OR PRESTON | PRESTON |
| Place: | Iwerne Stepleton |
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