Marshwood
| Marshwood | |
 The Bottle Inn, Marshwood |
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  Marshwood |
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| Population | 310 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SY383997 |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°47′35″N 2°52′39″W / 50.7931°N 2.8776°W
Marshwood is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the northern edge of the Marshwood Vale approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Lyme Regis. Dorset County Council estimate that the parish had a population of 310 in 2013.[1] Figures published from the 2011 census are for Marshwood parish combined with the small neighbouring parish of Bettiscombe: the combined population was 346.[2]
The Bottle Inn on the outskirts of Marshwood is home to the world stinging nettle eating championships.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Area: Marshwood (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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