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|country = England |
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|static_image_name = West Orchard from the South - geograph.org.uk - 420605.jpg |
|static_image_name = West Orchard from the South - geograph.org.uk - 420605.jpg |
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|static_image_caption = West Orchard |
|static_image_caption = West Orchard |
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|coordinates = {{coord|50.9478|-2.2532|display=inline,title}} |
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|latitude = 50.9473 |
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|longitude = -2.2519 |
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|map_type = Dorset |
|map_type = Dorset |
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|population = |
|population = 50 |
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|civil_parish= West Orchard |
|civil_parish= West Orchard |
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|shire_district = [[North Dorset]] |
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|region = South West England |
|region = South West England |
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|constituency_westminster= [[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] |
|constituency_westminster= [[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] |
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|post_town= SHAFTESBURY |
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|postcode_area= SP |
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|postcode_district= SP7 |
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|dial_code= 01747 |
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|os_grid_reference = ST823164 |
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'''West Orchard''' is a small village in |
'''West Orchard''' is a small village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[English county|county]] of [[Dorset]] in southern [[England]]. It is situated in the [[Blackmore Vale]] in the [[North Dorset]] administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of [[Shaftesbury]] and [[Sturminster Newton]]. It is separated from the adjacent settlement of [[East Orchard]] by a stream. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 50.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882 |title=Parish Population Data |publisher=Dorset County Council |access-date=8 February 2015 |date=20 January 2015}}</ref> For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of [[East Orchard]] and [[Margaret Marsh]], to form a Group Parish Council.<ref>[http://www.dorsetforyou.com/eastorchard-pc The Orchards and Margaret Marsh Group Parish Council], dorsetforyou.com</ref> |
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[[St Luke's Church, West Orchard|St Luke's Church]] was rebuilt in 1876–77 to the designs of [[Thomas Henry Wyatt]], but the chancel is 15th-century.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1110395 |desc=CHURCH OF UNKNOWN DEDICATION, West Orchard |date=16 August 1960 |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/61e4c9549821fc1c80256ec50045d518?OpenDocument Census data] |
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[[Category:Villages in Dorset]] |
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West Orchard | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 50 |
OS grid reference | ST823164 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
Postcode district | SP7 |
Dialling code | 01747 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
West Orchard is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. It is separated from the adjacent settlement of East Orchard by a stream. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 50.[1] For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of East Orchard and Margaret Marsh, to form a Group Parish Council.[2]
St Luke's Church was rebuilt in 1876–77 to the designs of Thomas Henry Wyatt, but the chancel is 15th-century.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ The Orchards and Margaret Marsh Group Parish Council, dorsetforyou.com
- ^ Historic England (16 August 1960). "CHURCH OF UNKNOWN DEDICATION, West Orchard (1110395)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to West Orchard at Wikimedia Commons