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The greateft proportion and extent of wafte-lands 
in the county, is in its fouth-eaftern part from below 
Bere-Regis; fouthward, towards Lulworth and the 
fea, extending all the way to Corfe-Caftle, Ware- 
ham and Poole, from thence towards Chriftchurch 
in Hamphhire, and withina {mall diftance of Wim- 
born-Minfter, (the greater part of which, except a 
few cultivated parifhes which interfected it) is in 
its prefent ftate a moft dreary wafte, and almoft the 
only advantage derived from it at this time is the 
fupport in fummer of a few ordinary cattle and 
fheep; and the heath, which is pared up by the 
furrounding villagers for fuel. 
The towns of Wareham and Poole, whick are 
fituated moft contiguous to this uncultivated coun- 
try, are of confiderable confequence; the latter is 
by much the greateft port in the county, and to 
which at leaft two hundred fail of fhipping are 
faid to belong; an extenfive trade is carried on to 
Newfoundland, which imports above two thoufand 
tons of feal-oil annually, befides one thoufand tons 
of train-oil. © 
_ There is but one road into the town of Poole, 
and, from the large {pace the tide flows over adjoin- 
ing to it, the property about it is fo curtailed and 
furrounded, that land feems wanting for the necef- 
fary convenience of the inhabitants. 
A material improvement ftruck me, during my 
fhort vifit there, which I think might be made by 
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