Owermoigne
| Owermoigne | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Michael | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY768853 |
| Location: | 50°40’1"N, 2°19’44"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 467 (2011) |
| Post town: | Dorchester |
| Postcode: | DT2 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Dorset |
Owermoigne is a village in Dorset, six miles south-east of Dorchester. The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 467.
The parish is within the parish's Winfrith Hundred, and once constituted a liberty by itself.
Owermoigne village is described as Nether Moynton in the fictional Wessex of Thomas Hardy's novels[1] and his short story The Distracted Preacher in Wessex Tales takes place in the village.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Reginald J W Hammond (1979). Dorset Coast (4 ed.). Ward Lock Ltd. p. 83. ISBN 0 7063 5494 X.