Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ASHMORE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
ASHMORE ST NICHOLAS	Alternate	English			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Ecclesiastical parishes or districts - Families or separate occupiers, and population, 1911'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	ASHMORE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
BLACKMORE VALE	Rural Deanery	1973		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
BLANDFORD	Rural Deanery	1872	1961	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
PIMPERNE	Rural Deanery		1872	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.
SHAFTESBURY	Rural Deanery	1961	1972	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 106.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.