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Y, VISCOUNT COLESH ILL, B O D IG BY I E L D A ND L O D DI BY AR N N NG AN , R G , B O OF E SH I LL I I EL D AR N G A , N R AN , LIEUTE T AND CUSTOS OTUL UM LO RD NAN , R OR , &c . 8m. &c. A ND TO TH E H IGH SH ERIFF, A ND MA G ISTRA TES OF THE D O SE COUNTY OF R T, TH IS WORK IS D EDICATED, ‘ BY TH EIR H UGH OBLIGED AND SE RVAN OBEDIE NT T, TH E AUTH OR. lintrohuttion. H E SH I RE o r C unt o f D o rse t is a m T , o y , aritime Count situate d in the So uth We st o f E n land y, g , b e twee n and North Lat. and W st n b ounde d o n the No and e Lo g. rth b y S om rse t ire and Wiltshire on the We st b D o e sh , y e v n shire and art Of Some rsetshire o n the E as p , t b y ’ H am shire and Southw ard tis all Se a Co ast is p , ; in l n h f N o S uth ab o ut 35m e gt rom orth t o . and in b re adth fromE ast to We st 55m. and is nearl 1 60m y . in cum r nce ac c rdin to th e latest a cir fe e , o g utho ritie s it a e ars o b e 1 05 s uare statute mile s o r pp t 0 q , acre s ; where fore th e numb e r o f inh ab itants in e ach s uare mile containin 640acre s acco rdin to q , g , g the last o ulation re turns 1 83] ave ra es 1 58 ersons p p ( ) g p . The Co un ty is div ide d into 9 Divisions ; 35 H un r Lib r ie s and 8 Boro u hs see d e ds 2 e t . ; 2 , g ( p also into 2 4 1 Parish es ; 41 paro chial Ch ape lries ; 5 * e xt ra- aro chial Place s and 3 Tithin s and H amle ts p , g , which maintain their o wn po o r ; and it contains 2 0 To wn s 4 4 Tithin s 2 53 Vills 2 44 H amle ; 0 g ; ; ts, and 6 1 7 Farms and Lands. The Names o fthe principal Civil Ministerial Ofli ce rs and Ma istrates h avin urisdictio n and au , g , g j tho rit within the Count and the sub o rdinate O y y, ffice rs under them w ith th eir salarie s fe es an d allo wan , , , ce s, are iv en and Lists there of di e ste d and arran e d g , g g , ac or in to th me th od ado te d b Mr Justi c d g e p y . ce Black stone co me ncin fro mdiffe rent e rio ds and , m g p , c o ntinued to the re sent time unde r se arate h e ads p , p ; . These three Places belong to the Parishes of Canford Magna and Beer R i eg l . ii . Incantation. with the dates and e ve ry othe rmatter relative to these ointm nt app e s . h 9 D I V SI ONS ab o v mentioned w ere ne wl T e I , e , y m io n 1 830 and this ar arrange d at Midsum e r Se ss s, , range me nt w as carrie d into effe c t th e lst o f Septe m 0 . 4 c 46 . 3 nd 1 G . b er fo llo win tats. 9 G . 4 c . 4 a g, s , , , The number o f the Div isions is the same as in th e 0 but he names are more a ree e ar 1 74 see . t y , ( p g abl to m rn u The s Divisio ns have b e en e ode sage . e forme d b un io n O f h e small Tithin s an d Place s y aj ct t g , and by a partitio n o f th e large H undre ds and Li b r ie fr mo n D ivisio n to ano the r as se e med mo s e t s, o e , t conv e nient and pro per to b e alte re d o r c hange d ; re gard hav ing bee n bad to the distance s o fe ach Tithing and Place in v r ivis on m th e To wn where , e e y D i , fro ia fi“ co ntain s the Ti spe c l Se ssions are he ld Part II . thin s onl in e ach H un re d Libe rt and Division g y d , y, and Part I V. contains the Parishes and Places w hich m nt in h i is n ai a t e rown Poor in e ach fth e Ne w Div io s. , o The 3 H U ND RE S r m O f them have fo r the 5 D , o so e , , co nvenie nce of the ub lic b e n se vere d and suc h p , e ; H undreds are situate in two or more Div isio ns : the re for a i e , in orde r to sh ew th e e x tent of suc h alte r t o ns, and the numbe r Of Tith in s Paris e s and Places g , h , in e ach D ivisio n a S na sis is iven she win all th e , y p g , g Divisions andthe wh o le numb e r o fTi hin s Parish e s , t g , , and Place s o ri nall in e O d D v n and h , gi y th l i isio s, o w the same are now dispo se d o f in th e Ne w Div isio ns me n ti n n V l . nd o ed i Par s 1 . an 1 a 1 09 . t 1 d . pp 06 The 2 2 LIBE 'I' I E S m o f h m h ave b n R , o r so e t e , ee se ve red in the s m mann th H undre ds and a e er as e , b y th e like auth ority ; and th e Syno psis sho ws the e xte nt Of th e alte rations and he re the Tith in s m , w g , 8 , are n w lac e d— s P r 1 o e . 06 . p e a t II. p It has been remarked that to reformancient customs which have b een l n associated wi h th e occurrenc o f common life is h owe ver an in on o g t es , . c h W m venient task . A n instance of t is o ccurs in ales te p H en for the ancient Cantresses and Commots were altered into H and: eds by co mmission nder the G re e l th e alterati e ho weve with u h i l d u at S a ; on m t r m c d fi cu ty, an , ' althou h exte nded eriods were llo ed tor it t kin eflc- ct et he new g p a w s a g , y t o unties and H undreds exhib it mo e in tan ofdi t n u d r i.