Goathill
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| Goathill | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's church, Goathill | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 50°57’11"N, 2°27’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 10 (2013 est.) |
| Post town: | Sherborne |
| Postcode: | DT9 |
| Dialling code: | 01963 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Goathill is a hamlet and parish in south-east Somerset adjacent to the border with Dorset. It is situated a couple of miles east of the town of Sherborne in the latter county. The parish forms part of the hundred of Horethorne[1] and diocese of Bath and Wells.[2] To the north is the village of Milborne Port.
Goathill, together with the three village parishes of Poyntington, Castleton (Dorset) and Oborne (Dorset), form a group of parishes that share a grouped parish council called Yeohead & Castleton Parish Council.[3]
St Peter's church and a mill are the major buildings. Nearby is Goathill Quarry, a place a special scientific interest to geologists as it allows the Fullers Earth layers to be established in relation to the limestone.[4]
References
- ↑ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ A Church Near You St Peter, Goathill
- ↑ "Yeohead & Castleton Parish Council". http://www.yeoheadpc.co.uk/. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed July 2009)
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