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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BRISTOL	Diocese	1542	1836	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
SARUM	Diocese		1542	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
SARUM	Diocese	1836		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ABBOTSBURY	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BEAMINSTER	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BERE REGIS	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BLACKMORE VALE	Rural Deanery	1973		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BLANDFORD	Rural Deanery	1872	1970	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
BRIDPORT	Rural Deanery		1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
CERNE	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
DORCHESTER	Rural Deanery		1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
LYME	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
MILTON	Rural Deanery	1872	1970	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
MILTON AND BLANDFORD	Rural Deanery	1970		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
PIMPERNE	Rural Deanery		1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
POOLE	Rural Deanery	1872		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
PURBECK	Rural Deanery	1872		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
SHAFTESBURY	Rural Deanery		1972	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
SHAFTESBURY AND TISBURY	Rural Deanery	1973		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
SHERBORNE	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
STALBRIDGE	Rural Deanery	1872	1954	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
STURMINSTER NEWTON	Rural Deanery	1872	1972	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
WEYMOUTH	Rural Deanery	1872	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.
WHITCHURCH	Rural Deanery		1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 785.
WIMBORNE	Rural Deanery	1872		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 775.