West Stour, Dorset
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The Ship Inn, West Stour |
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West Stour |
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Population | 140 |
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OS grid reference | ST785226 |
District | North Dorset |
Shire county | Dorset |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | North Dorset |
Coordinates: 51°00′09″N 2°18′27″W / 51.0025°N 2.3076°W
West Stour is a village and civil parish situated in the Blackmore Vale area of North Dorset, England. It is one of a group of villages known as The Stours, located in the River Stour Valley, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Gillingham. West Stour has a village hall, one public house and a service station on the main A30 road. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 140.[1]
In 1086 in the Domesday Book two settlements were recorded in the parish: West Stour and Little Kington. The latter remained small but West Stour developed into a village. West Stour's open fields were enclosed in 1779.[2]
West Stour is one of four parishes—the others being East Stour, Stour Provost and Todber—under the governance of The Stours Parish Council.[3]
The nearest railway station is at Gillingham. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line.
References
- ↑ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "'West Stour', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4, North (London, 1972), pp. 116-117". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Welcome to The Stours Parish Council Website". The Stours Group Parish Council. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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