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| Bryanston | |
| Dorset | |
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 Dwellings in Bryanston Village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST871069 |
| Location: | 50°51’30"N, 2°10’57"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 925 (2011) |
| Post town: | Blandford Forum |
| Postcode: | DT11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Dorset |
Bryanston is a village in northern Dorset, on the River Stour a mile west of Blandford Forum. The 2011 census found a parish population of 925.
The village is adjacent to the grounds of Bryanston School, an independent school.
The village was named after Brian de Lisle, a Baron at the court of King John. The Rogers family owned it for a long period of time, and it was later purchased by Sir William Portman, 6th Baronet, who took part in crushing Monmouth's rebellion in 1685. In the 1890s the Portman family built a large country house, designed by Richard Norman Shaw[1] and set in 400 acres. Since 1927 the building has been the home of Bryanston School.[1]
In 1950 Viscount Portman gave up the Bryanston Estates as part payment of death duties.[1] The estate was then owned by the crown until 2015 when the estate was purchased by a company owned by Viscount Rothermere and his son the Hon Vere Harmsworth for an undisclosed sum.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 North Dorset District Council (c. 1982). North Dorset District Official Guide. Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 31.
- ↑ "The Crown Estate sells Bryanston Estate". http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/news-and-media/news/2015/the-crown-estate-sells-bryanston-estate/.
- ↑ Shrubsole, Guy. "The ten landowners who own one-sixth of Dorset.". https://whoownsengland.org/2020/01/04/the-ten-landowners-who-own-one-sixth-of-dorset/.
