East Orchard

East Orchard is a small village and parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale within the North Dorset administrative district. It is situated roughly midway between the hilltop town of Shaftesbury and the riverside town of Sturminster Newton. It is separated from the neighbouring village of West Orchard by a small stream. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 100.[1] For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of West Orchard and Margaret Marsh, to form a Group Parish Council.[2]

East Orchard

Church of St Thomas, East Orchard
East Orchard
Location within Dorset
Population100 [1]
OS grid referenceST833179
Civil parish
  • East Orchard
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHAFTESBURY
Postcode districtSP7
Dialling code01747
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

The Orchard ("Horcerd") listed in the Domesday Book of 1086,[3] is more likely to refer to "Orchard" near Church Knowle on Purbeck, rather than East and West Orchard.[4]

References
  1. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. The Orchards and Margaret Marsh Group Parish Council, dorsetforyou.com
  3. National Archives
  4. H. C. Darby, G. R. Versey, (2008), Domesday Gazetteer, page 124. Cambridge University Press

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