Fordington Liberty was a
liberty
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in the
county
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of
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
, 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 parishes in England, civil parish in Dorset, England, situated midway between Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and Sherborne. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census the parish had a population of 184 ...
(part)
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Stockland
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Stockland was founded in 1952 by ...
(part) (i.e.
Dalwood
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, 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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