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Church of St Mary, Lower Wraxall |
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Wraxall
Wraxall shown within Dorset |
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| District | West Dorset |
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| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Wraxall is a civil parish in the English county of Dorset, consisting of the two hamlets Higher Wraxall and Lower Wraxall. It is sited in a valley in the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs, about 11 miles (18 km) north-west of the county town of Dorchester.
The origin of the name Wraxall, shared with several other villages in Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, is thought to be "a nook of land frequented by buzzards".[1]
St Mary's Church is the most noticeable building in the parish.
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