River Tarrant
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The River Tarrant is a 12km long tributary of the River Stour in Dorset. The valley lies to the east of Blandford Forum and runs through Cranborne Chase, an area of chalk downland. The eight Tarrant Valley villages all bear the name of the river: listed in order from the river’s source they are:
- Tarrant Gunville: the source of the river is in the grounds of Gunville House, now demolished
- Tarrant Hinton: a village at a crossroads, with a parish church
- Tarrant Launceston: a hamlet with a 3-arched 17th century bridge
- Tarrant Monkton: a village with a parish church
- Tarrant Rawston: a very small settlement
- Tarrant Rushton: a village. Near here was a World War II RAF airfield.
- Tarrant Kayneston: this is the largest village of the eight; has a parish church
- Tarrant Crawford, the final settlement, lies at the confluence of the rivers Tarrant and Stour. Here there is a parish church and Tarrant Abbey farm, where once stood a nunnery. There is also a vineyard here.
A Roman road followed the valley and there are many tumuli on the hills on both sides of the river, evidence of long occupation .
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