In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Uggscombe like this:
UGGSCOMBE, a hundred in the SW of Dorset; containing 14 parishes, and forming parts of Bridport and Dorchester divisions. Acres, 9,491, and 24,432. Pop. in 1851, 1,875 and 3,998. Houses, 372 and 782.
Uggscombe through time
Uggscombe is now part of West Dorset district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Dorset has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Uggscombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Uggscombe in West Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20559
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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