Towns & cities · South West England
Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury — village and civil parish in Dorset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Upwey · 9.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Abbotsbury is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 455 people. Address: DT3. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Dorset, England". Coordinates: 50.6664°, -2.6006°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Chesil & The Fleet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles (12 km) west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from the English Channel coast. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 451. Abbotsbury has been described as a tourism honeypot, known for its picturesque historic buildings and thatched cottages, its variety of tourist attractions, and as a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and Dorset National Landscape. Abbotsbury is known for its swannery, subtropical gardens and surviving abbey buildings, including St Catherine's Chapel, a 14th-century pilgrimage chapel that stands on a hill between the village and the coast. The coastline within the parish includes a section of Chesil Beach, and the South West Coast Path and Macmillan Way long-distance footpaths pass through the village. The Ilchester Estate owns much of the village, including the swannery and subtropical gardens. The estate owns 61 square kilometres (15,000 acres) of land in Dorset.
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Background
History
1+1/2 mi northwest of the village, at the top of Wears Hill, are the earthworks of Abbotsbury Castle, an Iron Age hill fort. The earthworks cover a roughly triangular area of about 10 acre, of which about 4.5 acre are inside the ramparts. In the 10th century a charter of King Edmund records a granting of land at Abbedesburi, a name which indicates the land may have once belonged to an abbot. The couple founded Abbotsbury Abbey and enriched it with a substantial amount of land. it had 62 households, 16 ploughlands, 32 acre of meadow and 2 mills. It was in the hundred of Uggescombe and the lords and tenants-in-chief were Abbotsbury Abbey and Hawise, wife of Hugh son of Grip. Abbotsbury Abbey…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6664, -2.6006
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Abbotsbury
- Postcode
- DT3
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Population
- 455
- Nearest railway station
- Upwey — 9.7 km
- Official site
- www.abbotsbury.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q306685 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abbotsbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Abbotsbury Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 180722.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abbotsbury?
- Abbotsbury is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT3), in the parish of Abbotsbury.
- Is Abbotsbury a protected site?
- Yes — Abbotsbury is part of the Chesil & The Fleet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Abbotsbury free to visit?
- Yes, Abbotsbury is free to enter.
- How do I get to Abbotsbury?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT3. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.