Tarrant Rawston

Tarrant Rawston
Former parish church of St Mary
Tarrant Rawston Location within Dorset
Population	40
OS grid reference	ST939065
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode district	DT11
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°51′32″N2°05′17″W / 50.859°N 2.088°W / 50.859; -2.088

Tarrant Rawston is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is named after the River Tarrant which flows through the parish. It has a small church, built of flint and stone, ^[1] which is situated within the garden of the neighbouring farmhouse. ^[2] Surrounding the village are many pre-historic barrows. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 40. ^[3]

References

1. The Buildings of England by John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner. Page 419. Published by Penguin Books 1972. Reprint 1975. ISBN   0-14-071044-2
2. Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 120. ISBN   0 7090 0844 9.
3. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

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