Thornford
| Thornford | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST604132 |
| Location: | 50°55’0"N, 2°33’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 830 (2013 est.) |
| Post town: | Sherborne |
| Postcode: | DT9 |
| Dialling code: | 01935 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
West Dorset |
Thornford is a village in north-western Dorset, in the Yeo valley four miles south-west of Sherborne. A 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the parish was 830.
The village has a Norman church (St Mary Magdalene), a general store and post office, a pub, a primary school, a village hall, a recreation field, a cricket club and a railway station.
Thornford railway station is on the 'Heart of Wessex Line' running between Bristol and Weymouth.
History
Archaeological finds in the parish suggest Bronze Age or earlier inhabitation.[1] A Roman villa has been excavated close to the village.[2]
Thornford is mentioned in the Domesday Book where it is called Torneford. It is listed as belonging to the Bishop of Salisbury.[3]
About the village
There are a number of Grade II listed buildings in the village, the centre of which, dominated by a Victorian clock tower, was designated a Conservation area in 1994. There is even a Grade II list telephone box.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thornford) |
References
- ↑ Dorset County Archive
- ↑ Dorset: TheDorsetPage.com
- ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1411
