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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1803 Excerpt:... A fair Mnp of Dorset is in the King's Library, 18 D. III. Margin contains Views of the Sea Ports, and other curious Particulars. Dorcestri Comitates fieinarumque Regiomim nora xrraipt Betcriptio, without the Hundreds. A capital Survey of this County, on a Scale of one Inch to a Ml, was made by Isaac Taylor, of Ross, in Herefordshire, 1765, and published in Six Sheets, with various Views on the Sides. This, thnugh the best Map, is faulty. A Map, from actual Survey and Records of the County, by J. Bavte, 1773, is prefixed to Hutchins's History, and sold separately. A Map of Dorset, under the Encouragement of the Society of Am, Manufactures, and Commerce. (jfr The Market Towns are distinguished by small Capitals; the Villages by Italicks. A Arho rsiu-RV, Dorset, famed for its Abbey, situation, buildings, po-pulation, 539; church, 541; cu-rious painting demolished, 542; J)ecoyt Swirwry, 543. Abbey, par-ticulars concerning the monastic re-mains there, 548. Castle, an ancient fortification, described, 542, Adhelm's Head, St. Dorset, a noted sea-mark, 4O4; ruins of a chapel, loss of the Halsewell. 404, (note.),i£rial appearances at Grange Hill, Dorset, 4O1. Agglestone, Dorset, an extraordinary insulated rock. 4O7; called the Devil's Night Cap, tradition con-cerning it, 408. Alcock, Thomas, anecdotes of his ex-centricities, 212. Amphitheatres, generally described, 343, (note ) Archrtecture, ecclesiastical, the name English preferable to Gothic, reason why, 54» (note.) Ashburton, Devon, its manorial history, situation, neatness of its buildings, manufactory of serge, church, ancient chapel, now a gram-mar school, 117; an ancient borough, number of voters, its government, 118. Axuinstex, Devon, origin of its name, history of the manor, its form, population,...