Bryanston
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Bryanston is a village
and civil parish in north Dorset
, England
, situated on the River Stour
one mile west of Blandford Forum. The parish has a population
of 968 (2001 census). The village is adjacent to the grounds of Bryanston School
, an independent school
.
The village was named after Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John. The Rogers family owned it for a long period of time, and it was later purchased by Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet
, who took part in crushing Monmouth's rebellion in 1685. Around 1890 the Portman family built a palatial country house designed by Richard Norman Shaw
set in 400 acres (1.6 km²). In 1928 this estate was sold to Bryanston School, which occupies it and its buildings to this day.
Most of the remaining land of the parish is now owned by the Crown.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in north Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated on the River Stour
River Stour, Dorset
The River Stour is a 60.5 mile long river which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. It is sometimes called the Dorset Stour to distinguish it from rivers of the same name...
one mile west of Blandford Forum. The parish has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 968 (2001 census). The village is adjacent to the grounds of Bryanston School
Bryanston School
Bryanston School is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Blandford, north Dorset, England, near the village of Bryanston. It was founded in 1928...
, an independent school
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
.
The village was named after Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John. The Rogers family owned it for a long period of time, and it was later purchased by Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet
Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet
Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet FRS was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1690....
, who took part in crushing Monmouth's rebellion in 1685. Around 1890 the Portman family built a palatial country house designed by Richard Norman Shaw
Richard Norman Shaw
Richard Norman Shaw RA , was an influential Scottish architect from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings.-Life:...
set in 400 acres (1.6 km²). In 1928 this estate was sold to Bryanston School, which occupies it and its buildings to this day.
Most of the remaining land of the parish is now owned by the Crown.