Manston, Dorset

Last updated

Manston
Manston House - geograph.org.uk - 336127.jpg
Manston House
Dorset UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Manston
Location within Dorset
Population140  [1]
OS grid reference ST815155
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Sturminster Newton
Postcode district DT10
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°56′20″N2°15′54″W / 50.9390°N 2.2651°W / 50.9390; -2.2651

Manston is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, lying next to the River Stour in the Blackmore Vale, two miles (three kilometres) east of Sturminster Newton. The geology of the parish consists mostly of Kimmeridge clay, with a thin strip of Corallian limestone in the west. [2] [3]

Contents

History

In 1086 in the Domesday Book, Manston was recorded as Manestone; [4] it had 19 households, 8 ploughlands, 25 acres (10 hectares) of meadow and 2 mills. It was in the hundred of Gillingham and tenant-in-chief was Waleran the hunter. [5]

The parish church of St Nicholas has a 13th-century chancel, 14th-century nave and 15th-century west tower. [2] The first legal cremation in Britain took place at Manston House in 1883, [6] carried out by Captain Thomas Hanham. [7]

In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 140. [1] Northwood Farm in Manston is a former dairy farm that converted to a grain farm. It grows oats, wheat and fava beans, and has received the Biocyclic Vegan Standard. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kington Magna</span> Village in Dorset, England

Kington Magna is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of Gillingham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Stour, Dorset</span> Human settlement in England

East Stour is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Dorset administrative district, about two miles south of the town of Gillingham. The village is 1⁄2 mile from the east bank of the River Stour in the Blackmore Vale and two miles west of the broadly conical local landmark Duncliffe Hill. Above the west bank of the river, about one mile away, is the village of West Stour. The A30 London to Penzance road passes through the village. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 573.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashmore</span> Human settlement in England

Ashmore is a village and civil parish in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, 20 miles southwest of Salisbury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iwerne Courtney</span> Human settlement in England

Iwerne Courtney, also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 miles north-west of Blandford Forum. It is sited by the small River Iwerne between Hambledon Hill to the south-west and the hills of Cranborne Chase to the east. In 2001 the parish had 187 households and a population of 400. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 410.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maiden Newton</span> Village in Dorset, England

Maiden Newton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. It lies within the Dorset Council administrative area, about 9 miles (14 km) north-west of the county town, Dorchester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Lulworth</span> Village and civil parish in Dorset, England

West Lulworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, situated on the English Channel beside Lulworth Cove. In the 2011 census the civil parish—which includes most of Lulworth Camp army base—had 291 households and a population of 714. The village is a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and is a popular tourist destination, especially for day trips.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buckhorn Weston</span> Human settlement in England

Buckhorn Weston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, situated in the Blackmore Vale about 3 miles west of the town of Gillingham. It lies on the western edge of the former royal hunting ground of Gillingham Forest. The underlying geology is Oxford clay and Corallian limestone. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 356.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burstock</span> Human settlement in England

Burstock is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Crewkerne. In the 2011 census the parish had 59 dwellings, 49 households and a population of 120.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheselbourne</span> Human settlement in England

Cheselbourne is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Downs, 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Dorchester. The parish is at an altitude of 75 to 245 metres and covers an area of 1,175 hectares ; the underlying geology is chalk. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 296.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fontmell Magna</span> Human settlement in England

Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road five miles south of Shaftesbury and eight miles north of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 734.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mappowder</span> Human settlement in England

Mappowder is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. The parish lies approximately 9 miles southeast of the town of Sherborne and covers about 1,900 acres at an elevation of 75 to 160 metres. It is sited on Corallian limestone soil at the southern edge of the Blackmore Vale, close to the northern scarp face of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had 71 dwellings, 69 households and a population of 166.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Milborne St Andrew</span> Village in Dorset, England

Milborne St Andrew is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated on the A354 road, 9 miles northeast of the county town Dorchester, in a winterbourne valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had 472 dwellings, 453 households and a population of 1,062.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Okeford Fitzpaine</span> Village and civil parish in Dorset, England

Okeford Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, situated in the Blackmore Vale three miles south of the town of Sturminster Newton. It is sited on a thin strip of greensand under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the civil parish—which includes the village of Belchalwell to the west and most of the hamlet of Fiddleford to the north—had 404 dwellings, 380 households and a population of 913.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rampisham</span> Village in Dorset, England

Rampisham is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 11 miles (18 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. The village is sited on greensand in a valley surrounded by the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The parish includes the hamlet of Uphall northwest of the main village.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoke Abbott</span> Human settlement in England

Stoke Abbott is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Beaminster. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 190.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turnworth</span> Human settlement in England

Turnworth is a small village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the Dorset Downs five miles west of Blandford Forum. It consists of a few cottages and farmhouses scattered around a church and manor house. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 30.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yetminster</span> Village in Dorset, England

Yetminster is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Sherborne. It is sited on the River Wriggle, a tributary of the River Yeo, and is built almost entirely of honey-coloured limestone, which gives the village an appearance reminiscent of Cotswold villages. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 1,105.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoke Wake</span> Human settlement in England

Stoke Wake is a hamlet and civil parish, formerly part of the Whiteway hundred in north Dorset, England. It is situated under Bulbarrow Hill on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, west of Blandford Forum. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the parish population is 60.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hammoon</span> Village in Dorset, England

Hammoon is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, sited on a river terrace of alluvial silt by the River Stour, about two miles east of the small town of Sturminster Newton. Its name is derived from the Old English ham, meaning dwelling, and the surname of the Norman lord of the manor. In 2001 the parish had 19 households and a population of 49. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 40.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chilcombe</span> Hamlet in Dorset, England

Chilcombe is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Bridport and 10 miles (16 km) west of the county town, Dorchester. It comprises a church, an 18th-century farmhouse with farm buildings, and a couple of cottages. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 10.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 'Manston', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 143-145. University of London. 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015– via British History Online.
  3. ↑ Wightman, R., Portrait of Dorset, Hale, 1983, p17
  4. ↑ "Dorset H–R". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. 1999–2013. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Place: Manston". Open Domesday. domesdaybook.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Burton-Page, Tony (August 2011). "Dorset Houses – A burning question". Dorset Life Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.mmtrust.org.uk/mausolea/view/54/Hanham_Mausoleum Hanham Mausoleum
  8. ↑ "Dorset dairy farmer transforms business to be animal-free". BBC News. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.



This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.