Motcombe
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 Motcombe |
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  Motcombe Motcombe shown within Dorset | |
| Population | 1,404 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST8526 |
| Civil parish | Motcombe |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
| Postcode district | SP7 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
Motcombe /ˈmɒtkəm/ is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, United Kingdom. It lies in the North Dorset administrative district, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Kimmeridge clay soil[2] beneath hills at the edge of the Blackmore Vale. The parish is one of the largest in Dorset.[3] In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 1,404.
In 1905 Sir Frederick Treves described Motcombe as "a hamlet of gardens at the foot of the hill" and wrote of the village houses that they "are facing all ways, as if they were shy of the road or were undecided which way to turn."[4] The parish church of St Mary was rebuilt in 1846, although its font dates from Norman times.[3]
On the south-west edge of the village is Motcombe Park. Within the park is Motcombe House, built in 1893 in Tudor style,[3] and now home to Port Regis, a large private preparatory school.
References
- ↑ Census, 2001
- ↑ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 North Dorset District Council (c. 1983). North Dorset District Official Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 43.
- ↑ Sir Frederick Treves (1905). Highways and Byways in Dorset. Macmillan and Co. Ltd. p. 16.
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