Dorchester Poor Law Union
The Dorchester Poor Law Union was officially formed in 1836, under the terms of the Poor Law Amendment Act, 1834.
The table below provides a list of the parishes and places contained within this Union. Where there is no To date it should be assumed that the parish or place was in this union until the Poor Law Unions were disolved in 1930.
| Town or Parish | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athelhampton | 1836 | ||
| Bradford Peverell | 1836 | ||
| Broadmayne | 1836 | ||
| Burleston | 1836 | ||
| Charminster | 1836 | ||
| Chilfrome | 1836 | ||
| Compton Valence | 1836 | ||
| Dewlish | 1836 | ||
| Dorchester All Saints | 1836 | ||
| Fordington | 1836 | ||
| Frampton | 1836 | ||
| Frome Vauchurch | 1836 | ||
| Kingston Russell | 1836 | ||
| Littlebredy | 1836 | ||
| Long Bredy | 1836 | ||
| Maiden Newton | 1836 | ||
| Piddlehinton | 1836 | ||
| Puddletown | 1836 | ||
| Stinsford | 1836 | ||
| Stratton | 1836 | ||
| Tincleton | 1836 | ||
| Toller Fratrum | 1836 | ||
| Toller Porcorum | 1836 | ||
| Tolpuddle | 1836 | ||
| Warmwell | 1836 | ||
| Watercombe | 1862 | ||
| West Compton | 1836 | ||
| West Knighton | 1836 | ||
| West Stafford | 1836 | ||
| Whitcombe | 1836 | ||
| Winterborne Abbas | 1836 | ||
| Winterborne Came | 1836 | ||
| Winterborne Herringston | 1836 | ||
| Winterborne Monkton | 1836 | ||
| Winterborne St. Martin | 1836 | ||
| Winterborne Steepleton | 1836 | ||
| Woodsford | 1836 | ||
| Wynford Eagle | 1836 |