Seaborough
| Seaborough | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St John | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST429060 |
| Location: | 50°51’0"N, 2°48’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 60 (2013) |
| Post town: | Beaminster |
| Postcode: | DT8 |
| Dialling code: | 01308 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Seaborough is a small village and parish in the Crewkerne Hundred of Somerset, adjacent to the border with Dorset. It is sited in the valley of the River Axe, about two miles south of Crewkerne itself. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 60.
The village church is small and mostly not of ancient construction. Ralph Wightman, broadcaster and agriculturist, described it as "delightful", and claimed that the round arch of the porch was so low it "would remove the hat of any man of average height."[1]
Seaborough lies on the northern side of the Axe valley, beneath the 670-foot Seaborough Hill. The minor lane which passes through the village and up the hill is noted for being particularly steep. At the bottom of the village the river is crossed by a small stone bridge, close to which is an old ducking pool, into which scolding wives would historically have been dipped in an attempt to 'cure' them of their condition.[2]
In March 2013 a fire at the 300-foot-long piggery at Seaborough Manor destroyed the building and killed about nine hundred pigs. Fifty firefighters took about three hours to tackle the blaze.[3]
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- ↑ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Limited. p. 151. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
- ↑ West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset Council. c. 1983. p. 17.
- ↑ "Hundreds of pigs die in Beaminster farm fire". BBC. 29 March 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-21978572. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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