Sturminster Newton, Dorset

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Sturminster Newton is a town in Dorset

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Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Sturminster Newton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Sturminster Newton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Sturminster Newton, market town and par. with ry. sta., Dorset, in N. of co., on river Stour, 9 miles NW. of Blandford, 4229 ac., pop. 1859; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. Sturminster Newton stands on a gentle slope which declines to the Stour, and is a market town of great antiquity. The mfr. of white baize is the principal industry. In the neighbourhood is a mound, encircled with a fosse, marking the site of the ancient castle.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Sturminster Newton Castle, hundred, Dorset, in N. of co., 12,120 ac., pop. 4221; contains 5 pars.

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