In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winterborne Zelston like this:
WINTERBORNE-ZELSTONE, a parish in Blandford district, Dorset; 3¼ miles WSW of Bailey-Gate r. station, and 6 S by E of Blandford. Post town, Blandford. Acres, 823. Real property, £1,311. Pop., 199. Houses, 42. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £258.* Patron, J. J. Farquharson, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1866.
Winterborne Zelston through time
Winterborne Zelston is now part of North Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Winterborne Zelston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winterborne Zelston in North Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14014
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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