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Eggerton Hundred

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Eggerton Hundred or Eggardon Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Askerswell Hooke Long Bredy Powerstock (part) Winterbourne Abbas Wraxall

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DT2 9LN , Winterbourne Abbas
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