Place:


Renscombe  Dorset

 
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Renscombe like this:

RENTSCOMBE, a village in North Matravers parish, Dorset; 3¼ miles S of Corfe-Castle.

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Renscombe through time

Renscombe is now part of Purbeck district. Click here for graphs and data of how Purbeck has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Renscombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Renscombe, in Purbeck and Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26423

Date accessed: 28th May 2024

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