Morcombelake

Morcombelake
Morcombelake as seen from Golden Cap
Morcombelake Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY405938
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DT
Dialling code	01297
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°44′37″N2°51′06″W / 50.74361°N 2.85153°W / 50.74361; -2.85153

St. Gabriel's church, Morcombelake, Dorset, England.

Morcombelake (also spelled Morecombelake) is a small village near Bridport in Dorset, England, within the ancient parish of Whitchurch Canonicorum. Golden Cap, part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, is nearby. ^[1]

It has a small stone church, St. Gabriel, built 1840-1841, which contains some re-used components salvaged from an earlier chapel nearby that had the same same.

The village was at one time the location of a bakery that made "Moores Famous Dorset Biscuits" a Dorset Knob, since 1880 although manufacturing moved in 2007 to nearby Bridport. The bakery buildings remain although currently disused.

The busy A35 road runs through the small hamlet.

Politics

In the UK national parliament, Morcombelake is within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency. As of 2024, the Member of Parliament (MP) is Edward Morello of the Liberal Democrats.

After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Morcombelake is part of the Marshwood Vale ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council. ^[2]

References

1. "Golden Cap". National Trust. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
2. "Area profile for Marshwood Vale - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

External links

• Parish Church of St Gabriel