Alcester, Dorset

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Alcester
Location within Dorset
OS grid reference ST8522
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50°59′N2°13′W / 50.99°N 02.21°W / 50.99; -02.21

Alcester is a village in the civil parish of Shaftesbury, in Dorset, England.

History

Alcester was formerly a liberty in the parish of St. James Shaftesbury, within the parliamentary borough of Shaftesbury, but without the municipal borough, Dorset. Pop., 342. Houses, 76. [1] On 31 December 1894 Alcester became a separate civil parish, on 9 November 1921 the parish was abolished and merged with Shaftesbury. [2] In 1921 the parish had a population of 291. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "History of Alcester in North Dorset | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Relationships and changes Alcester CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Alcester CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 April 2024.


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