File:Dorset Map 1834.png

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English: Administrative map of the ancient county of Dorset in 1834. Showing Liberties, Hundreds and Boroughs. Source data on parish boundaries - Kain, R.J.P., and Oliver, R.R. (2001) "Historic parishes of England and Wales: Electronic Map - Gazetteer - Metadata", Colchester: History Data Service. ISBN 0 9540032 0 9. Source data for Boroughs: H.M.S.O. Boundary Commission Report 1832 (courtesy of www.visionofbritain.org). Structure taken from "The Civil Division of the County of Dorset (1833)" by Edward Boswell.
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current15:12, 25 November 2025Thumbnail for version as of 15:12, 25 November 20252,400 × 1,589 (670 KB)wikimediacommons>XrysDMajor revision. Map has been updated to include the divisions of the county. Hundred and liberty boundaries updated based on the C&J Greenwood map of Dorset.

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