Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Horton

Horton, par. and vil., NE. Dorset, 4½ miles SW. of Cranborne, 2740 ac., pop. 463; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Horton Park.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Horton AP/CP       Dorset AncC
Place: Horton

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