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The Dorset Domesday begins with this text about the four major towns or boroughs
which is summarised below.
- Dore Cestre (Dorchester)
Houses: (King Edward's time) 172, (now) 88
- Brideport (Bridport)
Houses: (King Edward's time) 120, (now) 100
- Warham (Wareham)
In the King's demesne:
Houses: (King Edward's time) 143, (now) 70
belonging to St. Wendrille:
Houses: 45
belonging to other barons:
Houses: 20
- Sceptesberie (Shaftesbury)
In the King's demesne:
Houses: (King Edward's time) 104, (now) 66
belonging to the Abbess:
Houses: (King Edward's time) 153, (now) 111
Questions for the reader:
- what happened to the missing houses between King Edward's time
and the survey?
- why on earth were there twenty empty mansions in Shaftesbury?
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