Broadwindsor
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Broadwindsor ( /ˌbrɔːdˈwɪnzər/) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 1,320.[1] In the 2011 census the population of the parish, combined with that of the small parish of Seaborough to the north, was 1,378.[2]
The parish church is principally Perpendicular in style, though it has origins in the 12th and 13th centuries,[3] and was rebuilt in 1868.[4] Thomas Fuller, who wrote The Worthies of England and The History of the Holy Warre, preached here between 1634 and 1650.[5]
King Charles II stayed the night in the village on 23 September 1651, after his flight from the Battle of Worcester.[3][5]
The parish includes the village of Drimpton.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics. Area: Broadwindsor (Parish).Key figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ a b West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 5.
- ^ Reginald J W Hammond (1979). Dorset Coast (4 ed.). Ward Lock Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 0 7063 5494 X.
- ^ a b Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 107–8. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
External links
Broadwindsor.org - launched at the start of Covid 2020 to keep the rural community informed of the ever changing rules
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- Bournemouth
- Bridport
- Broadstone
- Chickerell
- Christchurch
- Corfe Mullen
- Dorchester
- Ferndown
- Gillingham
- Highcliffe
- Lyme Regis
- Merley
- Poole
- Shaftesbury
- Sherborne
- Stalbridge
- Sturminster Newton
- Swanage
- Upton
- Verwood
- Wareham
- Weymouth
- Wimborne Minster
See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset
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