In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Belchalwell like this:
BELLCHALWELL, a parish in Sturminster district, Dorset; 3 miles S of Sturminster, and 6½ WNW of Blandford r. station. Post Town, Turnworth, under Blandford. Acres, 1,308. Real property, with Fifehead-Neville, £3,188. Pop., 158. Houses, 37. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, not reported. Patron, Lord Rivers. The church has a Norman porch and a square tower; and is very good.
Belchalwell through time
Belchalwell 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 Belchalwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Belchalwell in North Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20667
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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