Buckland Newton
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Buckland Newton is a village in north Dorset
, England
, situated under the scarp
of the Dorset Downs
, six miles south of Sherborne
. The village has a population
of 618 (2001). People have worshipped at the Church of the Holy Rood in Buckland Newton since the 13th century.
The village lies within the Buckland Newton Hundred
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 under the scarp
Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.-Description and variants:...
of the Dorset Downs
Dorset Downs
The Dorset Downs are an area of Chalk downland in the centre of the county Dorset in south west England. The downs are the most western part of a larger Chalk Formation which also includes Cranborne Chase, Salisbury Plain, Hampshire Downs, Chiltern Hills, North Downs and South Downs.The Dorset...
, six miles south of Sherborne
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
. The village 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 618 (2001). People have worshipped at the Church of the Holy Rood in Buckland Newton since the 13th century.
The village lies within the Buckland Newton Hundred
Buckland Newton (hundred)
Buckland Newton Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:*Buckland Newton*Glanvilles Wootton*Mappowder*Pulham...