Witchampton
Encyclopedia
Witchampton is a village in East Dorset
, England
, situated on the River Allen 5 miles (8 km) north of Wimborne Minster
. The village has a population
of 377 .
11th century whalebone chess pieces were found here, which are some of the best surviving early English chess pieces.
East Dorset
East Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Furzehill, near Wimborne Minster.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Wimborne Minster Urban District with part of the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District and the Wimborne and Cranborne...
, 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 Allen 5 miles (8 km) north of Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster is a market town in the East Dorset district of Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town...
. 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 377 .
11th century whalebone chess pieces were found here, which are some of the best surviving early English chess pieces.