East Creech

East Creech is a hamlet in the county of Dorset in England.

East Creech

East Creech Farm
East Creech
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY9282
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWAREHAM
Postcode districtBH20
Dialling code01929
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
East Creech near Wareham

East Creech lies at the northern foot of the Purbeck Hills about 3 kilometres west of Corfe Castle. It is located at Ordnance Survey grid reference SY9282.[1] It also lies within the East Creech Conservation Area which was first designated in 1990.[2]

In 1224, East Creech Manor was in the possession of Walter Le Franke. It passed down through his family to Mary Franke, who in 1637 married Edmund Hayter (d.1657) and the manor was transferred to him. It remained in the Hayter family until 1770, when Samuel Hayter (1736-1800) sold up and moved to Wareham Priory.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map series.
  2. East Creech Conservation Area brochure by Purbeck District Council. Accessed on 10 Jul 2013


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