Towns & cities · South East England
Milborne St Andrew
Milborne St Andrew — village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Moreton · 9.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Milborne St Andrew is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 367 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.7800°, -2.2800°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Milborne St Andrew is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated on the A354 road, 9 miles (14 kilometres) northeast of the county town Dorchester, in a winterbourne valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had 472 dwellings, 453 households and a population of 1,062.
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Background
History
Weatherby Castle is an Iron Age hill fort that encloses about 17+1/2 acre on a spur of land about 3/4 mi south of the village. Its structure comprises two concentric enclosures, though parts have been damaged by cultivation and ploughing. Pieces of Roman ware were found within the site in the 19th century. In 1086 in the Domesday Book Milborne St Andrew was recorded as Meleburne; it had 10 households, 4 ploughlands, 5 acre of meadow and one mill. It was in Puddletown Hundred and the lord and tenant-in-chief was Matthew of Mortagne. There were originally two settlements within the parish: St Andrew to the south of the Dorchester-Blandford road, and Deverel to the north, though over time…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7800, -2.2800
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Milborne St. Andrew
- Postcode
- DT11 0LP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Population
- 367
- Nearest railway station
- Moreton — 9.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1215844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milborne St Andrew (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Milborne St. Andrew, parish church of St. Andrew - geograph.org.uk - 518514.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milborne St Andrew?
- Milborne St Andrew is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT11 0LP), in the parish of Milborne St. Andrew.
- Is Milborne St Andrew a protected site?
- Yes — Milborne St Andrew is part of the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Milborne St Andrew free to visit?
- Yes, Milborne St Andrew is free to enter.
- How do I get to Milborne St Andrew?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT11 0LP. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.