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'''Alcester''', a village in [[Dorset]], once a distinct village but now on the outer edge of he swollen township of [[Shaftesbury]].  The town centre of Shaftesbury is just half a mile to the north-east.
'''Alcester''' is a village in [[Dorset]]; once a distinct village but now on the outer edge of the swollen town of [[Shaftesbury]].  The town centre of Shaftesbury is just half a mile to the north-east.


Histroically the village was a liberty in the parish of St James Shaftesbury.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13449|title=History of Alcester in Dorset]: A Vsion of Britain</ref>
Historically the village was a liberty in the parish of St James Shaftesbury.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13449|title=History of Alcester in Dorset]: A Vision of Britain</ref>


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Latest revision as of 15:09, 23 May 2022

Alcester
Dorset

The Church of St James at Alcester
Location
Grid reference: ST858224
Location: 51°0’4"N, 2°12’13"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Dorset

Alcester is a village in Dorset; once a distinct village but now on the outer edge of the swollen town of Shaftesbury. The town centre of Shaftesbury is just half a mile to the north-east.

Historically the village was a liberty in the parish of St James Shaftesbury.[1]

References

  1. of Alcester in Dorset: A Vision of Britain