Grimstone, Dorset

Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset.

Grimstone

The Royal Yeoman public house
Grimstone
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY639941
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
Dialling code01305
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteStratton Dorset

The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.

The hamlet is the home of Manor Foods, a catering company located at Manor Farm.[1]

Grimstone's common lands were not enclosed until 1907.[2]

References
  1. Rogers, Joseph (2016). A Spectrum Of Settlements. Blurb Inc. p. 202. ISBN 9781364234751.
  2. Taylor, Christopher (1982) [1975]. Fields in the English Landscape. Archaeology in the Field Series. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. p. 153. ISBN 0-460-02232-6.


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