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	1841		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
BEAMINSTER	Rural Deanery	1970		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
BRIDPORT	Rural Deanery	1841	1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
LYME	Rural Deanery	1872	1970	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1841	was created from part of	AXMINSTER EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 76.
1841	was created from part of	CHARDSTOCK EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.

Lower level units

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