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This list is a by-no-means-exhaustive one of town, village and river names from the Morden map
of 1695 with their modern equivalents. Notwithstanding the mapmaker's transcription errors and my mistakes,
it makes interesting reading. For maps please see the maps page. Some places are in Somerset or Devon
but they are close to modern Dorset so are included. This page is being developed by incorporating
all the placenames on a database on the web server so that searches etc. are possible.
To find something press ctrl-f this table is being developed.
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| index | Modern Name | 1695 name | |
| 1 | Sherborne | Sherborn | |
| 2 | Sturminster Newton | Sturmister | |
| 3 | Blandford | Blanford | |
| 4 | Poole | Pool | |
| 5 | Swanage | Sandwich | |
| 6 | Marnhull | Marnhill | |
| 7 | Wareham | Warham | |
| 8 | Lyme Regis | Lime | |
| 9 | Axminster | Axmister | |
| 10 | Yeovil | Evill | |
| 11 | Beaminster | Bemister | |
| 12 | Yetminster | Yeatminster | |
| 13 | Stourton Caundle | Sturton Candel | |
| 14 | Henstridge | Henkestridg | |
| 15 | Lydlinch | Lidlinch | |
| 16 | Bagber | Bagborough | |
| 17 | Fiddleford | Fittleford | |
| 18 | Fifhead Neville | Fyfehead | |
| 19 | Ibberton | Iberton | |
| 20 | Wooland | Welland | |
| 21 | Mappowder | Maypouder | |
| 22 | Pulham | Pudham | |
| 23 | Milton Abbas | Middleton | |
| 24 | Todber | Todbara | |
| 25 | Turnworth | Turnwood | |
| 26 | Powerstock | Porestock | |
| 27 | Cattistock | Catstock | |
| 28 | Broadmayne | Bradmain | |
| 29 | R.Frome | R.Froom | |
| 30 | Woodsford | Woodford | |
| 31 | Owermoigne | Owre | |
| 32 | Ringstead | Ringston | |
| 33 | Wool | Woll | |
| 34 | Coombe Keynes | Combekanes | |
| 35 | Steeple | Steple | |
| 36 | Kimmeridge | Kimbridg | |
| 37 | Worth Matravers | Worthe | |
| 38 | St.Aldhelm's | St.Aldams | |
| 39 | Langton Matravers | Langton Walles | |
| 40 | Herston | Hareston | |
| 41 | Furzey Island | Bursey Island | |
| 42 | Round Island | St. Elyns | |
| 43 | Sandbanks | North Haven Pt. | |
| 44 | Parkstone | Parke Stone | |
| 45 | Hamworthy | Hauworthy | |
| 46 | Lychett Minster | South Lechiot | |
| 47 | Lychett Matravers | Litchet Matravers | |
| 48 | Cheselbourne | Chesilborn | |
| 49 | Dewlish | Develish | |
| 50 | Piddlehinton | Pedle Hinton | |
| 51 | Cranborne | Cramborn | |
| 52 | Sixpenny Handley | Sexpenny Henley | |
| 53 | Gussage St. Michael | St.Michael Glisset | |
| 54 | Tollard Royal | Tollandriol | |
| 55 | Stubhampton | Stepington | |
| 56 | Hinton Parva | Little Hinton | |
| 57 | Holt | Holte | |
| 58 | More Crichel | Morechurch | |
| 59 | Tarrant Gunville | Gunfield Tarrant | |
| 60 | Fontmell Magna | Funtenel | |
| 61 | Sutton Waldren | Sutton | |
| 62 | Iwerne Minster | Uerenminster | |
| 63 | Shroton | Shrawton | |
| 64 | Stourpaine | Stowr Pain | |
| 65 | Tarrant Keynston | Kainston Tarrant | |
| 66 | Spetisbury | Spesbury | |
| 67 | Burleston | Burston | |
| 68 | Shaftesbury | Shaftsbury | |
| 69 | East Stour | Stower Estover | |
| 70 | West Stour | Stower Westover | |
| 71 | Hinton St.Mary | Hutton Mary | |
| 72 | Okeford Fitzpaine | Fifpenny Aukford | |
| 73 | Hazelbury Bryan | Hasilbeare | |
| 74 | Duntish | Dantish | |
| 75 | Toller Porcorum | Great Tollard | |
| 76 | Toller Fratrum | Little Tollard | |
| 77 | Compton Abbas | West Compton | |
| 78 | Compton Valence | East Compton | |
| 79 | Wootton Fitzpaine | Wotton | |
| 80 | Whitchurch Canonicorum | Whitchurch | |
| 81 | Pilsdon Pen | Pillesdon Pen | |
| 82 | Mosterton | Mosterne | |
| 83 | Toller Whelme | Tollerd Welve | |
| 84 | Chickerell | Checkerel |