In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Arne like this:
ARNE, a parish in Wareham district, Dorset; on the W side of Poole harbour, 4 miles E of Wareham r. station. Post Town, Wareham. Acres, 4,196; of which 1,580 are water. Real property, with Earlsmead and Haymoor, £524. Pop., 139. Houses, 30. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Wareham, in the diocese of Salisbury.
Arne through time
Arne is now part of Purbeck district. Click here for graphs and data of how Purbeck has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Arne itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Arne, in Purbeck and Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13456
Date accessed: 21st October 2024
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