Contradictory statements in profile of Susannah (Laws) Anstey

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The second line of Susannah (Laws) Anstey's profile reads "Born about 8th. Nov. 1751(uncertain) in Dorset, England".

In the Biography section two statements relevant to her birthplace are shown: 1) She was christened on 8 Nov 1751 at Honiton, Devon [Source 1] and 2) Susannah (Laws) Anstey was born in Honiton, Devon, England.

The second statement is enclosed in a rectangular box which contains also four small solid green rectangles, as if to give it special prominence.

Source 1 has the URL https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB2Y-T9C. Opening it reveals the information that Susannah Laws was christened at Horton, Dorset, England.

How does one reconcile this source information with the statement to which it is attached?
WikiTree profile: Susannah Anstey
in Genealogy Help by Kenneth Jones G2G1 (1.7k points)

According to the Dorset Parish Registers (Dorchester, England: Dorset History Centre. Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, Dorset History Centre, Dorchester, England), she was baptised in Dorset, not Devon.

Name: Susannah Laws

Gender: Female

Baptism Date: 8 Nov 1751

Baptism Place: Horton, Dorset, England

Father: William Laws

Mother: Jane (Maiden Surname Rogers)

I'm with Melanie. The profile was edited earlier this month, and the four green rectangles is actually a sticker from the England Project, added at that edit, indicating someone as being born in Honiton, Devon. I believe there was a misreading of the source information and that Horton, Dorset is the correct designation.
The 'four green rectangles' is actually the Devon flag, which is a green background with a white cross on it. ;)

Yeppers, Ros! And if born in Horton, Dorset, the Dorset sticker would be entered as {{England Sticker|Dorset}} displaying this colorful addition:

Just in case Kenneth, as PM, wants to make that change. (Meddling Ed...who has both Laws and Horton as two of my four grandparental lines.)

{{England Sticker|Dorset|Horton}}
Oh, yeah.  The image of the Parish  register does not name a church that I can find.  (I did not read all 239 pages, but I did skip back to page 1, and ahead to page 239.)
Thanks for the confirmation of Horton. I have only a transcript and wondered if Horton might be a misreading of Honiton
Thanks for your comment regarding misreading. Coupling this with Melanie's information I propose to remove "Honiton, Devon" and substitute "Horton, Dorset

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