Longburton

Also known as Longburton, Dorset, Long Burton

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Vinony's link graph records 37 inbound references to Longburton, and connects out to England, World War II and Winston Churchill.

It is catalogued under the topic Villages in Dorset.

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Place details

Locality: Longburton
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 470

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Longburton traffic lights on the narrow bend - geograph.org.uk - 316860.jpg
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Longburton
UK place.map_type: Dorset
UK place.population: 524
UK place.population_ref: (2021 census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: ST648126
UK place.unitary_england: Dorset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Dorset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.post_town: Sherborne
UK place.postcode_district: DT9
UK place.postcode_area: DT
UK place.dial_code: 01963
UK place.constituency_westminster: West Dorset

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Dorset
Population: 470
Image: The Rose and Crown at Longburton - geograph.org.uk - 660447.jpg

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OS grid reference: ST648126
Commons category: Longburton
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Governance
Geography
Demography
Architecture
Records in Dorset County Records Office, Dorchester
Notable residents
References
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Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles (5 km) south of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow outcrop of Cornbrash limestone, at the western end of Blackmore Vale. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 524.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Longburton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.