Bexington, Dorset
Historical Description
Bexington, a hamlet in Abbotsbury parish, Dorsetshire, 1½ mile W by S of Abbotsbury. It was anciently a distinct parish, and the ruin of its church still stands near the shore.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Dorsetshire | |
| Civil parish | Abbotsbury | |
| County Court district | Weymouth | |
| Diocese | Bristol | 1542 - 1836 |
| Diocese | Salisbury | 1836 - |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Abbotsbury St. Nicholas | |
| Hundred | Uggescombe | |
| Poor Law union | Weymouth | 1836 - |
| Registration sub-district | Abbotsbury | 1837 - 1911 |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Dorset is available to browse.