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1479:West Stour
1392:Stourpaine
1387:Stoke Wake
1381:Stalbridge
1375:Spetisbury
1242:Gillingham
1216:East Stour
606:References
562:Demography
552:gault clay
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480:Governance
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360:Gillingham
344:East Stour
304:51°00′19″N
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147:South West
78:Population
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1469:Turnworth
1402:Stour Row
1308:Mappowder
1206:Durweston
1171:Bryanston
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570:Amenities
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538:Geography
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425:interlace
307:2°17′15″W
241:Ambulance
181:Post town
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