A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Blandford, par. (called also Blandford Forum), mun. bor. and market town, E. Dorset, on river Stour, 16 miles NE. of Dorchester and 124 miles SW. of London by rail -- par., 862 ac., pop. 3791; mun. bor., pop. 1373; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers.Market-day, Saturday. Blandford has been a market town from the 13th century. It gives the title of Marquis to the Duke of Marlborough.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Blandford Forum |
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