Dewlish

Dewlish

Dewlish Village Hall
Dewlish
 Dewlish shown within Dorset
Population 284 [1]
OS grid referenceSY775982
DistrictWest Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
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Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 2°19′15″W / 50.7832°N 2.3208°W

Dewlish is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the county town Dorchester. The village is sited in the valley of the small Devil's Brook among the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs; the parish covers about 2,100 acres (850 ha) and extends west to include part of the valley of the small Cheselbourne stream, and east to include a dry valley at Dennet's Bottom.[2] The surrounding area is part of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 284.[1]

In the 19th century the remains of two prehistoric mammoths, dating from about one million years BC, were found in the hillside above the village; two of the tusks were taken to the county museum at Dorchester.[3]

In 1740 the tessellated pavement of a Roman villa was discovered in the village.[3]

Dewlish was also the main part of the Liberty of the same name, including Dewlish itself and a part of Milborne St Andrew.

See also

List of hundreds in Dorset

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area: Dewlish (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Dewlish', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3: Central (1970), pp. 84-89". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.

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