Sutton Poyntz (liberty)
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Sutton Poyntz Liberty was a liberty
in the county
of Dorset
, England, containing the following parish
es:
Locally however, Sutton Poyntz is commonly thought of as a village although the boundaries are somewhat blurred between what is Sutton Poyntz and Preston; whether it ends at the village sign or at the end of Sutton road remains a mystery but regardless, Sutton Poyntz is a beautiful area of Dorset set amongst beautiful countryside and underneath the shadow of the Osmington White Horse
; a local landmark.
Liberty (division)
Originating in the Middle Ages, a liberty was traditionally defined as an area in which regalian rights were revoked and where land was held by a mesne lord...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of 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, containing the following parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es:
- ChickerellChickerellChickerell is a small town and parish in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England. The parish has a population of 5,282 .-History:Although Roman remains have been found, indicating that there has been settlement in the area for many years, as a modern town, Chickerell is recent and one of...
(part) - PrestonPreston, DorsetPreston is a coastal village and suburb of Weymouth in south Dorset, England. It is approximately north-east of Weymouth town centre and west of the village of Osmington....
- StockwoodStockwoodStockwood is a residential area and council ward in south Bristol, between Whitchurch and Brislington.It is served by bus routes, 54, 54A, 57 and A4....
Locally however, Sutton Poyntz is commonly thought of as a village although the boundaries are somewhat blurred between what is Sutton Poyntz and Preston; whether it ends at the village sign or at the end of Sutton road remains a mystery but regardless, Sutton Poyntz is a beautiful area of Dorset set amongst beautiful countryside and underneath the shadow of the Osmington White Horse
Osmington White Horse
The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure sculpted in 1808 into the limestone Osmington hill just north of Weymouth called the South Dorset Downs, within the parish of Osmington....
; a local landmark.