Grimstone, Dorset
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| Grimstone | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 The Royal Yeoman, Grimstone | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY639941 |
| Location: | 50°43’48"N, 2°31’12"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Dorchester |
| Postcode: | DT2 |
| Dialling code: | 01305 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
| Website: | Stratton Dorset |
Grimstone is a hamlet at the meeting of the of Sydling Water and the River Frome in Dorset.
The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.
The hamlet is the home of Manor Foods, a catering company located at Manor Farm.[1]
Grimstone's common lands were not enclosed until 1907.[2]
Gallery
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Grimstone, Dorset) |
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Former water mill -
Muckleford Nature Reserve
References
- ↑ Rogers, Joseph (2016). A Spectrum Of Settlements. Blurb Inc. pp. 202. ISBN 9781364234751.
- ↑ Taylor, Christopher (1982). Fields in the English Landscape. Archaeology in the Field Series. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. p. 153. ISBN 0-460-02232-6.