Pimperne
| Pimperne | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 The St Peter's in Pimperne | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST905089 |
| Location: | 50°52’57"N, 2°8’4"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,109 |
| Post town: | Blandford Forum |
| Postcode: | DT11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Dorset |
Pimperne is a village in northern Dorset, on Cranborne Chase two miles north-east of the town of Blandford Forum. The 2011 census found the civil parish had 478 households and a population of 1,109.
The first records of Pimperne go back to the Domesday Book in the late 11th century, where it is recorded as "Pinpre",[1] but it is believed that the village goes back to Anglo-Saxon times. A Bronze Age settlement was discovered in the barrows to the north of the village. A house found in this has been used as the model for all Bronze Age houses, including the reconstruction at Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire.
The parish church of St Peter was rebuilt by Lord Portman of Bryanston in 1872–4, though some Norman features from the previous building, such as the font and Chancel|chancel arch, were retained.[1]
Pimperne is centred on its two pubs and the parish church. Other amenities are found in nearby Blandford Forum.
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