William Wake was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 to his death.
Portrait by Thomas Gibson
Blandford Forum is a market town in Dorset, England, by the River Stour 13 miles northwest of Poole. It had a population of 10,355 at the 2021 census.
Market Place, town centre
Blandford originated at a fording point over the River Stour
Plan showing the extent of damage of the 1731 fire; the properties shaded black were destroyed, those shaded yellow survived.
Blandford Forum Town Hall, rebuilt in 1734