Warmwell

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Warmwell
Dorset
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Warmwell
Location
Grid reference: SY753858
Location: 50°41’25"N, 2°20’27"W
Data
Population: 80  (2013 est.)
Post town: Dorchester
Postcode: DT2
Local Government
Council: Dorset
Parliamentary
constituency:
South Dorset

Warmwell is a small village in south west Dorset, situated on the B3390 road about five miles south-east of Dorchester. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 80.

Warmwell contains several historic buildings, including a Jacobean manor house,[1] and from May 1937 was the home of RAF Station Woodsford airfield (later renamed RAF Warmwell), which is now a popular holiday site and contains a caravan park and several other small businesses.

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References

  1. West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1982. p. 21.