Ibberton
| Ibberton | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Eustace | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST788077 |
| Location: | 50°52’9"N, 2°18’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 101 |
| Post town: | Blandford Forum |
| Postcode: | DT11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Dorset |
Ibberton is a village in Dorset. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs, five miles south of Sturminster Newton and seven miles west of Blandford Forum.
The parish covers almost 1,400 acres and extends over the chalk downs that lie to the south.[1] The 2011 census recorded a parish population of 101.
The name Ibberton derives from the Old English Eadbeorht (a personal name), ing and tun: Eadbeorhtingatun means 'Eadbeorht's people's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as Abristetone.[2] Later variants of the name include Ebrictinton and Edbrichton.[citation needed]
The parish church of St Eustace occupies a site that gives far-reaching views northwards over the Blackmore Vale,[3] and Ibberton Hill to the south provides an even loftier vantage point.
Society
Community facilities within the village include a village hall, which is also used by the neighbouring villages of Belchalwell and Woolland,[4] and a cricket ground.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ibberton) |
- Dorset Online Parish Clerks, Ibberton
- Parish registers
- Ibberton & Belchalwell Village Hall Web Site
- Ibberton Village Book in the Year 2000
References
- ↑ Ibberton: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, pages 123-125
- ↑ David Mills, ed (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tXucAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253&dq=ibberton+dictionary+british+place+names&source=bl&ots=D1jmd3utCM&sig=vr4S1zIpHk6U3K2-ae7UjvqKRW8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PmyiVMTHC4fX7AbshYCADw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=ibberton%20dictionary%20british%20place%20names&f=false.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wilkinson, Matt; Bold, Dan (November 2011). "The Dorset Walk – Woolland, Belchalwell and Ibberton". Dorset Life Magazine. http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/11/the-dorset-walk-woolland-belchalwell-and-ibberton/. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Welcome to Ibberton and Belchalwell, with Woolland, Village Hall online". Ibberton & Belchalwell Village Hall. http://www.ibbertonvillagehall.btck.co.uk/. Retrieved 1 June 2015.