Fordington Liberty was a
liberty
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in the
county
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of
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
, England, containing the following parishes:
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Fordington
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Hermitage
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Minterne Magna
Minterne Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated midway between Dorchester and Sherborne. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 184. The village is sited near the source of the River Cerne among the chalk ...
(part)
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Stockland
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Stockland was founded in 1952 by Albert Scheinb ...
(part) (i.e.
Dalwood
Dalwood is a village and county parish in the East Devon district of the English county of Devon. It is approximately away from the nearest town, Axminster, and away from Honiton. Dalwood can be accessed by the nearby A35 road. The village is ...
, transferred to
Devon
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1844)
See also
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List of liberties in Dorset
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Sources
*Boswell, Edward, 1833: ''The Civil Division of the County of Dorset'' (published on CD by Archive CD Books Ltd, 1992)
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Hutchins, John, ''History of Dorset'', vols 1-4 (3rd ed 1861–70; reprinted by EP Publishing, Wakefield, 1973)
*Mills, A D, 1977, 1980, 1989: ''Place Names of Dorset'', parts 1–3. English Place Name Society: Survey of English Place Names vols LII, LIII and 59/60
Liberties of Dorset
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