Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County	1610	1973	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.
DORCHESTER	Rural Deanery	1610	1973	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1610	was created through the abolition of	FROME WHITFIELD EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 111.
1973	was abolished to create	DORCHESTER EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 110.

Lower level units

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