Alcester, Dorset

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Alcester
Dorset
The Church of St James at Alcester, Shaftesbury (geograph 3924427).jpg
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