The Wey, Dorset
Historical Description
Wey, The, a river of Dorsetshire, rising near Upway, and running 6 miles south-south-eastward to the sea at Wey, The, a river of Hants and Surrey, rising near Alton, in Hants, and running about 35 miles north-eastward past Farnham, Godalming, Guildford, and Woking to the Thames at Weybridge. It has been navigable since 1760 up to Godalming.
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 | |
| Diocese | Bristol | 1542 - 1836 |
| Diocese | Salisbury | 1836 - |
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.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the Dorset County Chronicle and the Sherborne Mercury online.