Coombe Keynes
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county of Dorset
Dorset
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. It is situated some five miles west-south-west of Wareham
Wareham, Dorset
Wareham is an historic market town and, under the name Wareham Town, a civil parish, in the English county of Dorset. The town is situated on the River Frome eight miles southwest of Poole.-Situation and geography:...
. The parish has a population of 79 (2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
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). There are 22 houses in the hamlet itself and 37 properties across the parish as a whole.
Coombe Keynes was historically part of the Winfrith Hundred
Winfrith (hundred)
Winfrith Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:*Coombe Keynes*East Lulworth*East Stoke*Moreton *Owermoigne *Poxwell*Warmwell*Watercombe *Winfrith Newburgh...
. It appears in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
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(as Cume), when it was held by Gilbert de Magminot
Gilbert de Magminot
William the Conqueror granted the Manor of Deptford or West Greenwich to Gilbert de Magminot or Maminot, bishop of Lisieux, one of the eight barons associated with John de Fiennes for the defence of Dover Castle. These eight barons had to provide between them 112 soldiers, 25 of whom were always to...
, Bishop of Lisieux. The name Keynes derives from the later Lords of the Manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
, the de Cahaignes family, who also held Tarrant Keyneston.
Holy Rood Church in Coombe Keynes was formerly the centre of a large parish which included the nearby village of Wool
Wool, Dorset
Wool is a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. The village has a population of 4,118 , though the population has fluctuated over the past 15 years, due to the proximity of military institutions, reaching a high of 4,300 in 1992. The village lies at a historic bridging point on the...
. This was until 1844 when Wool was established as a separate parish. Finally, the parish of Coombe was merged into that of Wool in 1967. The church is now used as a function room managed by the Coombe Keynes Trust. The Coombe Keynes Chalice, a rare pre-Reformation
Reformation
- Movements :* Protestant Reformation, an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in a schism, and grew into a wider movement...
chalice
Chalice
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with an octagonal foot with embellished angles on the stem, is now kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
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.