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Motecombe, par. and vil., Dorset, 1½ mile NW. of Shaftesbury, 4841 ac., pop. 1411; P.O., T.O.; market gardening is carried on; Motcombe House is a seat of the Duke of Westminster.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Dorset AncC |
Place: | Motcombe |
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