Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SARUM	Diocese	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ABBOTSBURY	Rural Deanery	1916	1970	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BEAMINSTER	Rural Deanery	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BERE REGIS	Rural Deanery	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BRIDPORT	Rural Deanery	1916	1970	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
CERNE	Rural Deanery	1916	1954	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
DORCHESTER	Rural Deanery	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
LYME	Rural Deanery	1916	1970	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
LYME BAY	Rural Deanery	1970		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
SHERBORNE	Rural Deanery	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
WEYMOUTH	Rural Deanery	1916		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.