| Abbotsbury | |
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  Abbotsbury shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 505[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 139 miles (224 km) |
| Parish | Abbotsbury |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEYMOUTH |
| Postcode district | DT3 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
| Website: http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/ | |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
- This article is about a village in England. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Demographics In the Census 2001 West Dorset registered a Population of 92350 estimated to be 94000 As of 2004. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Dorset Police is the Home Office Police force with the responsibility of policing the English County of Dorset. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory Fire and Rescue Service for the area of Dorset, South West England. Divisions & Stations The trust is split into 2 divisions West - Devon and Cornwall including West Divisional HQ 999 and PTS Control at South West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election West Dorset is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which covers almost the same geographical A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. For the suburb in Sydney, Australia see Abbotsbury, New South Wales
Abbotsbury is a large village and civil parish in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated 10 miles north-west of Weymouth. Abbotsbury is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Demographics In the Census 2001 West Dorset registered a Population of 92350 estimated to be 94000 As of 2004. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Weymouth (ˈweɪməθ is a town in Dorset, England situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast The local travel links are located 6 miles from the village to Upwey railway station and 35 miles to Bournemouth International Airport. For the World War II use of this facility see RAF Hurn Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport) is an airport Also, the main road running through the village is the B3157, connecting Abbotsbury to Bridport and Weymouth. Bridport is a town in Dorset, England. Located near the Coast at the Western end of Chesil Beach at the confluence of the rivers Weymouth (ˈweɪməθ is a town in Dorset, England situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast The village has a population of 505 according to the 2001 census. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001
Abbotsbury is situated on The Fleet under a steep limestone hill. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 The population has been relatively stable for 50 years. The village contains many old stone cottages, many of them thatched. Abbotsbury is a gateway village on the Jurassic Coast, and consequently is very popular with tourists. The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
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History
One and a half miles outside the village at the top of the limestone hill is a triangular hill fort, Abbotsbury Castle. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 A hill fort is a fortified refuge or defended settlement Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort in south west Dorset, England, situated on Wears Hill above the village of Abbotsbury
In the 11th century King Canute rewarded the services of Orca, his steward, with land in Abbotsbury, Portesham and Hilton. } Canute the Great, also known as Cnut in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, or Knut ( Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki, Norwegian Portesham is a Village in the English county of Dorset, situated close to the south coast between the towns of Weymouth and Hilton is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Downs. It's believed there was already a religious community in Abbotsbury, and Orca and his wealthy wife Tola built an Abbey here. The Abbey dominated life in Abbotsbury for 500 years, but was destroyed in the dissolution. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded The barn survived and is the largest thatched building in the world.
Until the dissolution, Abbotsbury would have been one of the most important villages in the county, and the settlement is laid out around a wide market area. Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information After the decline of its monastery, Abbotsbury became the quiet village it is today.
In 1664, during the English Civil War, Roundheads and Cavaliers clashed at Abbotsbury. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. " Roundheads " was the Nickname given to the Puritan supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War ( 1642 &ndash 1651 Cavaliers besieged the Roundheads in the church tower of St. Nicholas' church, which still bears the scars of musket fire. Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint A musket is a muzzle -loaded Smoothbore Long gun, which is intended to be fired from the shoulder
During the Second World War, the coastal front was fortified and defended as a part of British anti-invasion preparations of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including British anti-invasion preparations of World War II entailed a large-scale division of military and civilian mobilization in response to the threat of invasion [2] Later, the Fleet was used as a machine gun training range, and Bouncing bombs were tested there, for the Dambuster sortie (Operation Chastise). For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed specifically to bounce to a target such as across water to avoid Torpedo nets Unlike Skip bombing, which uses conventional Operation Chastise was the official name for the attacks on German Dams on 17 May 1943 in the Second World War using a specially developed "
Church
The Parish Church of St Nicholas dates from the 14th century but has had various revisions over the centuries. The tower contains three bells dating from 1773 and made by Thomas Castleman Bilbie of the Bilbie family in Cullompton. The Bilbie family were bell founders and Clockmakers based initially in Chew Stoke, Somerset and later at Cullompton, Devon Cullompton is a town in Devon, England in the district of Mid Devon, lying from Exeter on the River Culm and close to the M5 . [3] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance [4]
Places of interest
The village is famous for its swannery, sub-tropical gardens, Abbey and abbey barn, castle, St Catherine's Chapel and the nearby Chesil Beach. Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute Swans in the world The Abbey of St Peter was a Benedictine Monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort in south west Dorset, England, situated on Wears Hill above the village of Abbotsbury St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England at grid reference. Chesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, is a Tombolo in Dorset, southern England.
The bird sanctuary at Abbotsbury is over 600 years old, and is located on The Fleet, a natural haven for birds. Chesil Beach protects the Fleet and land behind it from storms, erosion and coastal flooding. Chesil Beach, sometimes called Chesil Bank, is a Tombolo in Dorset, southern England. There is a large colony of Mute Swans at the sanctuary, which is managed but open to the public. The Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor) is a Eurasian member of the Duck, Goose and Swan family Anatidae. The site is an important nesting and breeding ground for the swans and, from May through the summer, cygnets can be seen at the sanctuary. Nesting refers to the process of efficiently Manufacturing parts from flat Raw material. Reproduction is the Biological process by which new individual Organisms are produced
The sub-tropical gardens at Abbotsbury were founded in 1765 by the Countess of Ilchester, as a kitchen garden for the nearby castle. The traditional kitchen garden, also known as a potager is a seasonally used space separate from the rest of the residential garden - the ornamental plants and lawn areas Since then, the gardens have developed into a 20-acre (81,000 m²) site filled with exotic plants, many of which were newly-discovered species when they were first introduced. There are formal and informal gardens, with woodland walks and walled gardens. A walled garden is a Garden enclosed by high Walls These walls may serve a Decorative or Security purpose but their original function In 1990 violent storms damaged many of the rare specimens, which have since been replaced by younger plants.
The swannery, sub-tropical gardens and an estate of some 15,000 acres (61 km²) in Dorset covering Chesil Beach and Abbotsbury is held by the Ilchester Estate owned by Mrs Charlotte Townshend, the daughter of Viscount Galway, a descendant of the first Countess of Ilchester and owner of the Melbury Estate.
On a hill above Abbotsbury, about 80 m (260 ft) high, stands St Catherine's Chapel, a small chapel built entirely of stone. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England at grid reference. The 14th century chapel overlooks the English Channel, and may have served as a beacon for sailors, warning of the nearby Isle of Portland. The Isle of Portland ( is a limestone tied island long by wide in the English Channel.
Location
The parish church is located at Ordnance Survey mapping six-figure grid reference SY578852. Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government
See also
External links
- Local History Website
- Dorset Riviera - Photos
- Census data
- http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/
- The Dorset Page: Abbotsbury
- Dorset Riviera - Photos
- Pictures of Abbotsbury
- A 360° 'virtual reality' panorama of the Abbotsbury Swannery
- Information and photographs of Abbotsbury
References
Notes
- ^ Census, 2001
- ^ Foot, 2006, p57-63
- ^ Moore, James; Roy Rice & Ernest Hucker (1995). Held on 13 May each year the Abbotsbury Garland Day celebrations have taken place in the Dorset village of Abbotsbury since about the early 19th century Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN 0952670208.
- ^ Parish Church of St Nicholas. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople
General references
- Foot, William (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills . . . the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.
- Pitt-Rivers, Michael, 1968. Dorset. London: Faber & Faber.
- Taylor, Christopher, 1970. The Making of the Dorset Landscape. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
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