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Bridport Union
The following parishes are within the Union:
Allington,
Askerswell,
Bothenhampton,
Bradpole,
Bridport,
Burton,
Bradstock,
Catherston Leweston,
Charmouth,
Chideock,
Chilcombe,
Litton Cheney,
Loders,
Puncknoll,
Shipton Gorge,
Stanton St Gabriel,
Swyre,
Symondsbury,
Whitchurch Canonicorum and
Wootton Fitzpaine.
The population of the Union in 1911 was 12,650; area 32,836 acres; rateable
value in 1915 £73,774.
Chairman of the Board of Guardians, Robert Henry Palmer, Puncknowle Manor,
Puncknowle, Dorchester.
Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment Committee, John James Roper, 74 East
Street.
The Poor Law Institution, St Andrews Road, is a building of stone, erected in
1836 for 250 inmates;
John Samuel Larcombe, Master
Mrs J. S. Larcombe, Matron.
Rev. Charles Frederick Langford, chaplain.
Walter E. Manby, medical officer.
Source: Kelly's Directory 1915
Records
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DORCHESTER
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Page updated March 11, 2008
by Rossbret
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