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	1956		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
WEYMOUTH	Rural Deanery	1956		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1956	was created from part of	CHICKERELL EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 109.
1956	was created from part of	RADIPOLE EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 117.
1956	was created from part of	WEYMOUTH ST PAUL EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 121.
1956	was created from part of	WYKE REGIS EP		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 123.

Lower level units

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