Place:


Knowlton  Dorset

 
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knowlton like this:

KNOWLTON, a hamlet and a hundred in Wimborne division, Dorset. The hamlet lies 3 miles SW of Cranborne. The hundred comprises the parishes of GussageAll Saints, Long Critchell, and Woodlands. Acres, 7, 337. Pop. in 1861, 1, 136. Houses, 221.

Knowlton through time

Knowlton is now part of East Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knowlton itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knowlton in East Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20972

Date accessed: 06th November 2024

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