The village includes a parish church, a traditional pub, a manor house, a village hall and a water mill. The church, dedicated to St Peter, has a 15th-century tower.[3] The manor house was once owned by the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey,[3] and its grounds includes a noted avenue of beech trees.
The village has a community garden, the Millennium Garden, which was constructed in 1999 as an episode of the BBC series Charlies Garden Angels, with local people and businesses helping to create it.
Cutt Mill in 2006
Cutt Mill, a water mill on the River Stour to the northwest of the village, was burned down in 2003 by vandals. The building remains unused as the structure is now unsafe.
In 1963 a Roman building of unknown type, possibly a villa or a church, was discovered in the village. On the floor of one room was laid a large 4th-century mosaic depicting Bellerophon and the Chimera (illustrating good defeating evil) and a portrait bust that may be a depiction of Christ.[4] The bust is now on display in the British Museum. The rest is kept in storage.
A return visit was made to the site of the mosaic in 2021, with several exploration trenches dug and several interesting finds uncovered.
In July 2022, archaeologists from the British Museum unearthed another Roman mosaic dating to the 4th century AD and hundreds of objects from regularly positioned such as jewelry, cash, roof tiles and kiln bricks. Although the mosaic has long been influenced by plowing farmland, it contains a black, white and purple tesserae.[5]
References
^"Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^"Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ abNorth Dorset District Council, Official District Guide, Home Publishing Co. Ltd., c.1983, p35
^"Archaeologists Unearth Roman Mosaic in Rural British Town - nbcnews.com.ng". 13 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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hinton, mary, village, civil, parish, dorset, southern, england, sited, corallian, limestone, ridge, beside, river, stour, mile, kilometres, north, market, town, sturminster, newton, 2001, parish, households, population, 2013, estimated, population, parish, pa. Hinton St Mary is a village and civil parish in Dorset southern England It is sited on a low Corallian limestone ridge beside the River Stour one mile 1 5 kilometres north of the market town Sturminster Newton In 2001 the parish had 97 households and a population of 221 1 In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 260 2 Hinton St MaryParish church of St PeterHinton St MaryLocation within DorsetPopulation260 OS grid referenceST786162Unitary authorityDorsetShire countyDorsetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSturminster NewtonPostcode districtDT10PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentNorth DorsetList of places UK England Dorset 50 56 40 N 2 18 21 W 50 9444 N 2 3059 W 50 9444 2 3059 Coordinates 50 56 40 N 2 18 21 W 50 9444 N 2 3059 W 50 9444 2 3059The village includes a parish church a traditional pub a manor house a village hall and a water mill The church dedicated to St Peter has a 15th century tower 3 The manor house was once owned by the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey 3 and its grounds includes a noted avenue of beech trees The village has a community garden the Millennium Garden which was constructed in 1999 as an episode of the BBC series Charlies Garden Angels with local people and businesses helping to create it Cutt Mill in 2006Cutt Mill a water mill on the River Stour to the northwest of the village was burned down in 2003 by vandals The building remains unused as the structure is now unsafe Roman mosaic EditMain article Hinton St Mary Mosaic In 1963 a Roman building of unknown type possibly a villa or a church was discovered in the village On the floor of one room was laid a large 4th century mosaic depicting Bellerophon and the Chimera illustrating good defeating evil and a portrait bust that may be a depiction of Christ 4 The bust is now on display in the British Museum The rest is kept in storage A return visit was made to the site of the mosaic in 2021 with several exploration trenches dug and several interesting finds uncovered In July 2022 archaeologists from the British Museum unearthed another Roman mosaic dating to the 4th century AD and hundreds of objects from regularly positioned such as jewelry cash roof tiles and kiln bricks Although the mosaic has long been influenced by plowing farmland it contains a black white and purple tesserae 5 References Edit Parish Headcounts Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics 28 April 2004 Retrieved 28 December 2014 Parish Population Data Dorset County Council 20 January 2015 Retrieved 21 January 2015 a b North Dorset District Council Official District Guide Home Publishing Co Ltd c 1983 p35 British Museum The Hinton St Mary Mosaic Archaeologists Unearth Roman Mosaic in Rural British Town nbcnews com ng 13 July 2022 Retrieved 31 July 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hinton St Mary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hinton St Mary amp oldid 1101570013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
