Holwell, Dorset
| Holwell | |
| Dorset, Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Holwell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST703107 |
| Location: | 50°53’44"N, 2°25’26"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 369 (2011[1]) |
| Post town: | Sherborne |
| Postcode: | DT9 |
| Dialling code: | 01963 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Holwell is a village and parish forming a detached part Somerset locally situate in Dorset, approximately five miles south-east of Sherborne. It is sited on Oxford clay[2] in the Blackmore Vale. Its name derives from the Old English hol and walu, meaning a bank or ridge in a hollow.[3] In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 369[1]
Holwell parish church is situated with a few houses at the end of a cul-de-sac in a small settlement called The Borough.[4] This is the original mediæval part of the village, sited next to the Caundle Brook in the north of the parish. Secondary settlements were established later to the south, east and west; these were outside The Borough's open field system and had their own enclosures. The most southerly part of the parish was enclosed in 1797.[5] The church, dedicated to St Lawrence, largely dates from the late 15th century,[5] though it was restored in 1885.[6] The biblical scholar Henry Adeney Redpath was rector at Holwell between 1883 and 1890.[7]
A short distance north of the church the Caundle Brook is crossed by a packhorse bridge,[8] probably of mediæval origin.[5] About half a mile to the west and also crossing the Caundle Brook is Cornford Bridge, dating from the 15th and 18th centuries and designated a grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument.[9] Also grade II* listed is Naish Farm, situated approximately half a mile south-east of The Borough and a good example of a mediæval domestic farmhouse.[5][10]
At Barnes Cross—between The Borough and Cornford Bridge—is a pillar box which is the oldest still in everyday use in Britain. It is hexagonal with a vertical letter slot and was made between 1853 and 1856 by the Gloucester firm John N. Butt & Co.[6][11] It is also grade II* listed.[12]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area: Holwell (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124729&c=Holwell&d=16&e=62&g=6418356&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1392372014948&enc=1. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
- ↑ David Mills (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. p. 244. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tXucAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA244&lpg=PA244&dq=holwell+clay+dorset&source=bl&ots=D0rl96xvwI&sig=xdDUSN4LX63wZCcJBHt3OoYyeR0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7mNcU8C4B4WsOMTZgNAD&ved=0CCsQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=holwell%20clay%20dorset&f=false. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "'Holwell', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3: Central (1970), pp. 117-123.". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127854. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Holwell". Dorset OPC Project. 2014. http://www.opcdorset.org/HolwellFiles/Holwell.htm. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ Template:Cite DNB12
- ↑ Ernest Hinchliffe (1994). A Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of England. Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-143-5.
- ↑ "Cornford Bridge, Bishop's Caundle". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-104743-cornford-bridge-bishop-s-caundle-dorset. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings in Holwell, Dorset, England". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/dorset/holwell. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 74–5. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
- ↑ "Pillar Box at Barnes Cross at St 693 118, Holwell". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-104992-pillar-box-at-barnes-cross-at-st-693-118. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Holwell, Dorset) |
