Cheselbourne (sometimes spelled Chesilborne[2] or Cheselborne) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Downs, 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Dorchester. The parish is at an altitude of 75 to 245 metres (approximately 250 to 800 feet) and covers an area of 1,175 hectares (2,900 acres); the underlying geology is chalk.[3] In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 296.[1]
The village, which contains a mix of buildings of different ages and styles, is spread along four lanes which meet here. It has a public house called the Rivers Arms. The 13th- to 14th-century parish church has a pinnacled tower with battlements, numerous gargoyles[4] and a canonical sundial.
Cheselbourne used to be the site of a tradition known as "Treading in the Wheat", in which young women from the village would walk the fields on Palm Sunday, dressed in white.[4]
At Lyscombe Farm in the northwest of the parish are the remains of an early 13th-century chapel. The nave was once used as a bakehouse and then a farmworker's dwelling. In 1957, a Dutch barn was built over the ruins.[4]
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^ ab"Area: Cheselbourne (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^"'Cheselbourne', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3: Central (1970), pp. 73-79". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ abcRoland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 88–9. ISBN0 7091 8135 3.
^"Dorset A-G". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^. Open Domesday. domesdaymap.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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cheselbourne, sometimes, spelled, chesilborne, cheselborne, village, civil, parish, dorset, england, situated, dorset, downs, miles, north, east, dorchester, parish, altitude, metres, approximately, feet, covers, area, hectares, acres, underlying, geology, cha. Cheselbourne sometimes spelled Chesilborne 2 or Cheselborne is a village and civil parish in Dorset England situated in the Dorset Downs 7 miles 11 km north east of Dorchester The parish is at an altitude of 75 to 245 metres approximately 250 to 800 feet and covers an area of 1 175 hectares 2 900 acres the underlying geology is chalk 3 In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 296 1 CheselbourneParish Church of St MartinCheselbourneLocation within DorsetPopulation296 1 OS grid referenceSY763997Unitary authorityDorsetShire countyDorsetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDorchesterPostcode districtDT2PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentWest DorsetList of places UK England Dorset 50 47 48 N 2 20 17 W 50 7966 N 2 338 W 50 7966 2 338 The village which contains a mix of buildings of different ages and styles is spread along four lanes which meet here It has a public house called the Rivers Arms The 13th to 14th century parish church has a pinnacled tower with battlements numerous gargoyles 4 and a canonical sundial Canonical sundial on the parish church In 1086 in the Domesday Book Cheselbourne was recorded as Ceseburne 5 it had 36 households 10 acres 4 0 ha of meadow and one mill It was in the hundred of Hilton and the lord and tenant in chief was Shaftesbury Abbey 6 Cheselbourne used to be the site of a tradition known as Treading in the Wheat in which young women from the village would walk the fields on Palm Sunday dressed in white 4 At Lyscombe Farm in the northwest of the parish are the remains of an early 13th century chapel The nave was once used as a bakehouse and then a farmworker s dwelling In 1957 a Dutch barn was built over the ruins 4 References edit a b Area Cheselbourne Parish Key Figures for 2011 Census Key Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 20 January 2014 Ralph Wightman 1983 Portrait of Dorset 4 ed Robert Hale Ltd pp 107 8 ISBN 0 7090 0844 9 Cheselbourne An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset Volume 3 Central 1970 pp 73 79 British History Online University of London amp History of Parliament Trust November 2013 Retrieved 8 June 2014 a b c Roland Gant 1980 Dorset Villages Robert Hale Ltd pp 88 9 ISBN 0 7091 8135 3 Dorset A G The Domesday Book Online domesdaybook co uk Retrieved 27 February 2015 Place Cheselbourne Open Domesday domesdaymap co uk Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 27 February 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheselbourne nbsp This Dorset location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheselbourne amp oldid 994479577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
