Grimstone, Dorset

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Grimstone
Location within Dorset
OS grid reference SY639941
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dorchester
Postcode district DT2
Dialling code 01305
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50°44′N2°31′W / 50.73°N 2.52°W / 50.73; -2.52 Coordinates: 50°44′N2°31′W / 50.73°N 2.52°W / 50.73; -2.52

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.

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]

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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.