Melbury Bubb is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England, situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the town of Sherborne. It is sited on Cornbrash limestone[2] beneath the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The A37 trunk road between Dorchester and Bristol passes about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the west, on the other side of Bubb Down Hill. This hill used to be the site of a beacon. The first half of the village name derives from maele and burh—Old English for "multi-coloured" and "fortified place"—and the second half is a manorial name which derives either from a Saxon resident named 'Bubba' or from medieval lords of the manor.[3]Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 40.[1]
Bubb Down Hill (centre left) seen from Batcombe Hill
The parish church of St Mary has a 15th-century tower but the rest of the building was largely rebuilt in a 19th-century restoration. Its font however is carved out of the column of an upturned Saxon cross; it is elaborately carved, although the carvings are upside-down.[3][4]
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^ ab. Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
melbury, bubb, small, village, civil, parish, county, dorset, south, west, england, situated, approximately, miles, south, town, sherborne, sited, cornbrash, limestone, beneath, chalk, hills, dorset, downs, trunk, road, between, dorchester, bristol, passes, ab. Melbury Bubb is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England situated approximately 7 miles 11 km south of the town of Sherborne It is sited on Cornbrash limestone 2 beneath the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs The A37 trunk road between Dorchester and Bristol passes about 0 5 miles 0 80 km to the west on the other side of Bubb Down Hill This hill used to be the site of a beacon The first half of the village name derives from maele and burh Old English for multi coloured and fortified place and the second half is a manorial name which derives either from a Saxon resident named Bubba or from medieval lords of the manor 3 Dorset County Council s latest 2013 estimate of the parish population is 40 1 Melbury BubbParish church of St MaryMelbury BubbLocation within DorsetPopulation40 1 OS grid referenceST596065Unitary authorityDorsetShire countyDorsetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth WesternList of places UK England Dorset 50 51 26 N 2 34 31 W 50 8571 N 2 5753 W 50 8571 2 5753 Coordinates 50 51 26 N 2 34 31 W 50 8571 N 2 5753 W 50 8571 2 5753Bubb Down Hill centre left seen from Batcombe Hill The parish church of St Mary has a 15th century tower but the rest of the building was largely rebuilt in a 19th century restoration Its font however is carved out of the column of an upturned Saxon cross it is elaborately carved although the carvings are upside down 3 4 Notes Edit a b Parish Population Data Dorset County Council 20 January 2015 Archived from the original on 2 November 2014 Retrieved 7 March 2015 Ralph Wightman 1983 Portrait of Dorset 4 ed Robert Hale Ltd p 18 ISBN 0 7090 0844 9 a b Melbury Bubb Dorset OPC Project Retrieved 7 March 2014 Roland Gant 1980 Dorset Villages Robert Hale Ltd p 69 ISBN 0 7091 8135 3 External links Edit 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 Melbury Bubb amp oldid 1084491299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
