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Hundreds and Liberties in Dorset

The following is a list of the hundreds and liberties in the County, with the parishes contained in them as at 1912:-

Alton Pancras liberty

Alton Pancras.

Badbury

Chalbury, Gussage St. Michael, Hinton Martell, Hinton Parva or Stambridge, Holt, Horton, Moore Critchell, Shapwick, Tarrant Crawford, Wimborne Minster.

Beaminster Forum and Redborne

Beaminster, Bradpole, Chardstock, Cheddington, Corscombe, Mapperton, Mosterton, Netherbury, North Poorton, South Parrott, Stoke Abbott, Toller Porcorum (part of), Wambrook

Bere Regis

Bere Regis, Kingshold, Winterborne Kingston.

Bindon liberty

Chaldon Herring, Creech Grange, West Lulworth, Longcotts, Wool.

Broadwindsor liberty

Broadwindsor.

Brownshall

Caundle Stourton, Holwell, Stalbridge, Stock Gaylard.

Buckland Newton

Buckland Newton, Mappowder, Pulham, Wootton Glanville.

Cerne, Totcombe and Modbury

Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Compton Abbas, Godmanstone, Hilfield, Nether Cerne.

Cogdean

Branksome, Canford Magna, Charlton Marshall, Corfe Mullen, Hamworthy, Kinson or Kingstone, Longfleet, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster, Parkstone, Sturminster Marshall.

Coombs Ditch

Anderson, Blandford St. Mary, Blandford Forum, Bloxworth, Winterborne Clenstone, Winterborne Thompson, Winterborne Whitechurch.

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle.

Cranborne

Ashmore, Bellchalwell, Cranborne, Edmondsham, Farnham Tollard, Pentridge, Shillingstone or Shilling Okeford, Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Rushton, Turnworth, Verwood, West Parley, Witchampton.

Culliford Tree

Broadway, Buckland Ripers, Osmington, Radipole, West Chickerell, West Knighton, West Stafford, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Herringstone, Winterborne Monkton

Dewlish liberty

Dewlish

Eggerton

Askerswell, Hook, Longbredy, Poorstock, Winterborne Abbas, Wraxall.

Fordington liberty

Fordington, Frampton, Hermitage,

Frampton liberty

Bettiscombe, Binscombe, Burton Bradstock, Compton Vallence.

George

Bradford Peverell, Broadmayne, Charminster, Stinsford, Stratton, Winterborne St. Martin.

Gillingham liberty

Gillingham Bourton.

Godderthorne

Allington, Shipton George, Walditch.

Halstock liberty

Halstock.

Hasilor

Arne, Blatchenwell, Bradle, East Creech, Church Knowle, Egglestone, Earlsmead, & Haymoor, Encombe, East Holme, West Holme, Kimmeridge, Povington, Stoborough, Steeple Tyneham.

Hundredsbarrow

Affpuddle, Briants Puddle, Hyde, Shitterton, Worgrett, Turners Puddle.

Isle of Portland liberty

Portland.

Knowlton

Gussage All Saints, Long Critchell, Woodlands.

Loosebarrow

Almer, East Morden, Spetisbury.

Lothers and Bothenhampton liberty

Bothenhampton, Loders, Lyme Regis.

Monckton-up-Wimborne

Alcester, Chettle, Shaftesbury, Tarrant Monkton.

Owermoigne liberty

Owermoigne.

Pimperne

Bryanstone, Durweston, Fifehead Neville, Hammoon, Haselbury Bryan, Langton, Long Blandford, Pimperne, Steepleton Iwerne or Steepleton Preston, Stourpaine, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Keynston, Tarrant Launceston, Tarrant Rawston, Winterborne Houghton, Winterborne Stickland

Puddlehinton liberty

Piddlehinton or Puddlehinton.

Puddletown

Admiston or Athelhampstone, Burlestone, Milborne St. Andrew, Piddletown or Puddletown, Tincleton, Tolpuddle.

Pydeltrenthide liberty

Mintern Magna, Pydeltrenthide

Redlane

Buckhorne Weston, Child Okeford, East Stower, Fifehead Magdalen, Iwerne Courtnay or Shroton, Kington Magna, Manston, Silton, Sutton Waldron, Todbere, West Stower.

Rowbarrow

Afflington, Herston and Langton Matravers, Kingston, Langton Wallis, Ower, Rempstone, Rollington, Studland, Swanage, Whitecliff, Worth Matravers.

Rushmore

West Morden, Winterborne Zelstone.

Ryme Intrinsica liberty

Ryme Intrinsica.

Sherborne

Beer Hackett, Bradford Abbas, Castleton, Caundle Bishop, Caundle Marsh, Caundle Purse, Folke, Haydon, Holnest, Lillington, Long Burton, Lydlinch, Nether Compton, North Woolton, Oborne, Over Compton, Sherborne, Thornford, Up Cerne.

Sixpenny Handley

Cann or Shaston St. Rumbold, Compton Abbas, East Orchard, Fontmell Magna, Handley or Sixpenny Handley, Iwerne Minster, Melbury Abbas, Motcombe, West Orchard.

Stoborough liberty

Stoborough.

Stower Provost liberty

Stower Provost.

Sturminster Newton Castle

Hinton St. Mary, Margaret Marsh, Marnhull, Okeford Fitzpaine, Sturminster Newton Castle.

Sutton Poyntz liberty

Preston, Stockwood.

Sydling St. Nicholas liberty

Sydling St. Nicholas.

Tollerford

Chilfrome, Frome St. Quinton, Frome Vauchurch, East Chelborough, Evershot, Maiden Newton, Melbury Sampford, Rampisham, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum (part of), West Chelborough, Wynford Eagle.

Uggscombe

Abbotsbury, Chilcombe, Fleet, Hawkchurch, Kingston Russell, Langton Herring, Littlebredy, Litton Cheney, Portisham, Puncknowle, Swyre, Winterborne Steepleton.

Wabyhouse liberty

Upway.

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Burstock, Catherstone, Leweston, Charmouth, Chideock, Marshwood, Pilsdon, Stanton St. Gabriel, Symondsbury, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Wootton Fitzpaine.

Whiteway

Chesilborne, Hilton, Ibberton, Melcombe Horsey, Milton Abbas, Stoke Wake, Woolland.

Wimborne St. Giles

Hampreston, Wimborne St. Giles.

Winfrith

East Burton, Coombe Keynes, East Chaldon, Holworth, East Lulworth, East Stoke, Moreton, Poxwell, Warmwell, Winfrith Newburgh, Woodsford.

Wyke Regis and Elwell liberty

Wyke Regis.

Yetminster

Batcombe, Chetnole, Clifton, Maybank, Leigh, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond, Yetminster.

Bridport borough

Bridport.

Dorchester borough

All Saints (Dorchester), St. Peter (Dorchester).

Lyme Regis borough.

Poole Town and County

St. James (Poole).

Wareham borough

Lady St. Mary (Wareham), St. Martin (Wareham), The Holy Trinity (Wareham).

Weymouth borough

Melcombe Regis (Weymouth)