Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
DORSET	Ancient County	1891		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 107.
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County	1891		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 199.
BOURNEMOUTH	Rural Deanery	1928		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 107.
CHRISTCHURCH	Rural Deanery	1892	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 107.
WEST FORDINGBRIDGE	Rural Deanery	1891	1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 107.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1891	was created from part of	BOURNEMOUTH EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 199.
1891	was created from part of	BOURNEMOUTH ST STEPHEN EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 199.
1891	was created from part of	KINSON EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.
1892	was enlarged by gaining part of	KINSON EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 113.

Lower level units

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