Frome Vauchurch

Frome Vauchurch is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It includes the hamlets of Frome Vauchurch and Tollerford and is sited in the Frome valley amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The parish is adjacent to the village of Maiden Newton, with which the parish's hamlets are virtually contiguous. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 160.[1]

Frome Vauchurch

Parish church of St Francis of Assisi
Frome Vauchurch
Location within Dorset
Population160 [1]
OS grid referenceSY599972
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Frome Vauchurch was the home of Sylvia Townsend Warner[2] and Valentine Ackland.

References

  1. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 141. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.


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