Cheselbourne
Sign in to saveCheselbourne (sometimes spelled Chesilborne or Cheselborne) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Downs, north-east of Dorchester. The parish is at an altitude of 75 to 245 metres (approximately 250 to 800 feet) and covers an area of ; the underlying geology is chalk. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 296.
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Place details
- Region
- England
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Cheselbourne
- UK place.static_image_name
- Parish Church of St Martin - Cheselbourne (2) - geograph.org.uk - 887187.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish Church of St Martin
- UK place.population
- 296
- UK place.unitary_england
- Dorset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Dorset
- UK place.post_town
- Dorchester
- UK place.postcode_area
- DT
- UK place.postcode_district
- DT2
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Dorset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +296
- Image
- Parish Church of St Martin - Cheselbourne (2) - geograph.org.uk - 887187.jpg
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Cheselbourne (sometimes spelled Chesilborne or Cheselborne) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Downs, north-east of Dorchester. The parish is at an altitude of 75 to 245 metres (approximately 250 to 800 feet) and covers an area of ; the underlying geology is chalk. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 296.
The village, which contains a mix of buildings of different ages and styles, is spread along four lanes which meet here. It has a public house called the Rivers Arms. The 13th- to 14th-century parish church has a pinnacled tower with battlements, numerous gargoyles and a canonical sundial. thumb|left|Canonical sundial on the parish church