Towns & cities · South East England
Durweston
Durweston — village in Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Durweston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 278 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8750°, -2.2030°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Durweston ( dər-WES-tən) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies two miles (three kilometres) northwest of the town of Blandford Forum. It is sited by the River Stour at the point where it flows out of the Blackmore Vale through a steep, narrow gap between the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 398.
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Background
History
In 1086 Durweston appeared in two entries in the Domesday Book, being recorded as Derwinestone and Dervinestone. It was in Pimperne Hundred, had fifteen households, 2 acre of vineyards and a total taxable value of 6.5 geld units. The tenants-in-chief were Aiulf the Chamberlain and Hawise, wife of Hugh son of Grip. Dyrwyneston may be another variation. Durweston parish was previously two parishes: Durweston and Knighton. The present-day parish church is on the site of the church that belonged to Knighton parish; the original Durweston church occupied a site near Durweston Mill, though little trace remains today. The two parishes were combined in 1381 for reasons not known. The current church…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8750, -2.2030
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Durweston
- Postcode
- DT11 0QH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Population
- 278
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1875936 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Durweston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Durweston, parish church of St. Nicholas - geograph.org.uk - 505184.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Durweston?
- Durweston is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT11 0QH), in the parish of Durweston.
- Is Durweston a protected site?
- Yes — Durweston is part of the Dorset National Landscape (AONB) and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Durweston free to visit?
- Yes, Durweston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Durweston?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT11 0QH. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.