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Bincombe
Bincombe shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 514 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SY685846 |
| - London | 134 miles (216 km) |
| Parish | Bincombe |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEYMOUTH |
| Postcode district | DT3 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
| Website | http://www.bincombe.co.uk/ |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Bincombe is a large village in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Weymouth. The local travel links are located 1-mile (1.6 km) from the village to Upwey railway station and 28 miles (45 km) to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is Icen Lane. The village has a population of 514 according to the 2001 Census.
It is situated on a limestone ridge three miles (5 km) south of Dorchester.
Large military camps for the observation of the English Channel were formed on the hills in this parish in the reign of George III, and two deserters, in trying to escape with details of the different camps, were captured in the English Channel, tried by court martial and shot on Bincombe Down. Their remains are buried in the churchyard, where the stone can still be seen.[2] The same incident, differently interpreted, forms the basis of Thomas Hardy's short story, The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion.
The Master and Fellows of Caius College, Cambridge, are the principal landowners.