Chilfrome
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Chilfrome () is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It lies in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area, approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is situated between the villages of Cattistock and Maiden Newton in the upper reaches of the Frome Valley in the Dorset Downs. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 40.
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- Dorset
- Population
- 50
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Chilfrome () is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It lies in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area, approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is situated between the villages of Cattistock and Maiden Newton in the upper reaches of the Frome Valley in the Dorset Downs. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 40.
The region served as a passing point by the Legio II Augusta during the Roman conquest of Britain. The Chilfrome Hoard was deposited in the town circa 47 AD, and was rediscovered by metal detectorists in 2021.
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