Powerstock
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Powerstock is a village and civil parish in south west Dorset, England, situated in a steep valley on the edge of the Dorset Downs, north-east of the market town of Bridport. The civil parish includes the village of West Milton to the west and the summit and northern slopes of Eggardon Hill to the south-east. Powerstock village contains many cottages and two inns: The Three Horseshoes near the church and The Marquis of Lorne Inn on the other side of the valley in a small hamlet called Nettlecombe. The small Mangerton River runs through the valley.
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Place details
- Locality
- Nettlecombe
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Powerstock
- UK place.static_image_name
- Powerstock village centre - geograph.org.uk - 698231.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Powerstock
- UK place.map_type
- Dorset
- UK place.population
- 290
- UK place.unitary_england
- Dorset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Dorset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Dorset
- UK place.post_town
- Bridport
- UK place.postcode_area
- DT
- UK place.postcode_district
- DT6
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SY517962
- UK place.website
- Village photos
- UK place.dial_code
- 01308
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 358
- Official website
- www.powerstock.org.uk
- Image
- Powerstock village centre - geograph.org.uk - 698231.jpg
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- Powerstock
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- SY517962
- P8168
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Powerstock is a village and civil parish in south west Dorset, England, situated in a steep valley on the edge of the Dorset Downs, north-east of the market town of Bridport. The civil parish includes the village of West Milton to the west and the summit and northern slopes of Eggardon Hill to the south-east. Powerstock village contains many cottages and two inns: The Three Horseshoes near the church and The Marquis of Lorne Inn on the other side of the valley in a small hamlet called Nettlecombe. The small Mangerton River runs through the valley.
In 2013 the parish had an estimated population of 290. In the 2011 census figures have been published for Powerstock parish combined with the small parish of North Poorton to the north; the population in this area was 358.
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