Fifehead Neville
| Fifehead Neville | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church | |
  Fifehead Neville Location withinDorset | |
| Population | 147[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST766109 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sturminster Newton |
| Postcode district | DT10 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Fifehead Nevilleis a village andcivil parishin the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in theBlackmore Valeabout two miles (three kilometres) southwest of the town ofSturminster Newton.In the2011 censusthe population of the parish was 147.[1]
Toponymy
[edit]The first part of the name Fifehead Neville derives from theOld Englishfīfandhīd,meaning '(estate of) fivehidesof land'. It was recorded asFifhidein theDomesday Bookof 1086. The second part derives from the de Neville family who were here in the 13th century; in 1287 the nameFyfhud Neuylewas recorded.[2]This differentiated this Fifehead from other Dorset manorial holdings called Fifehead (Fifehead St QuintinandFifehead St Magdalen).
History
[edit]In a field bordering theRiver Divelishthe remains of two wings of a Roman villa were found in 1880 and 1903. Floor mosaics and part of ahypocaustsystem were uncovered.[3]The archaeological findings are on view in theDorset Museumin Dorchester.
The Domesday Book records that in 1086 the estate of Fifehead Neville had eight households and was part ofPimperne Hundred.[4]Thetenant-in-chiefof the estate wasWaleran the Hunterwhose tenant was Ingelrann.[4][5]The overlordship descended to Walter Walerand (d. 1200–1) and to his daughter and co-heiress Isabel de Waleran who married William de Nevill. The overlordship was inherited by Isabel de Nevill's daughter Joan de Nevill (d. 1263), wife of Jordan de St. Martin.[5]
Crossing the Divelish is an oldpackhorse bridge[3]that has two pointed arches and is probablymedieval.[6]
Before 1920 the parish was in two parts, each with its own settlement—Fifehead Neville in the north and Lower Fifehead or Fifehead St Quentin in the south. It is probable each settlement had previously had its ownopen field system.[6]Fifehead St Quentin (or Fifehead St Quintin)[7]was previously a detached part ofBelchalwell,[6]a former parish that is now part of the parish ofOkeford Fitzpaine.
Geography
[edit]Fifehead Neville parish is in the North Dorset administrative district in the Blackmore Vale, sited next to the River Divelish which drains land north of theDorset DownsaroundBulbarrow Hill.The parish, which covers 1,350 acres (550 hectares) at an elevation of 60 to 90 metres (200 to 300 feet), is also drained by a small tributary of the River Lydden in the west.[6]The underlying geology is mostlyCorallian Limestone,with a small amount ofKimmeridge clayin the east and someOxford clayat Deadmoor Common in the west.[6][8]Measured directly, Fifehead Neville village is about 2 mi (3 km) SW of Sturminster Newton, 8 mi (13 km) NNW ofBlandford Forumand 14 mi (23 km) NNE of the county town,Dorchester.[9]
Demography
[edit]In the 2011 census Fifehead Neville civil parish had 61 dwellings,[10]56 households and a population of 147.[1]
The population of the parish in the censuses between 1921 and 2001 is shown in the table below:
| Census Population of Fifehead Neville Parish 1921—2001(except 1941) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | ||||||
| Population | 133 | 145 | 153 | 149 | 140 | 160 | 120 | 140 | ||||||
| Source:Dorset County Council[11] | ||||||||||||||
In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 180.[12]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Area: Fifehead Neville (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved16 July2014.
- ^David Mills, ed. (2011).A Dictionary of British Place Names.Oxford University Press. p. 188.ISBN978-0-19-960908-6.
- ^abNorth Dorset District Council (c. 1982).North Dorset District Official Guide.Home Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 33.
- ^ab"Place: Fifehead [Neville]".Open Domesday.domesdaymap.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 25 July 2014.Retrieved18 July2014.
- ^abVictoria County History, A History of the County of Wiltshire, volumes 4, 11, 12, 15, A History of the County of Dorset, volume 3
- ^abcde"'Fifehead Neville', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3: Central (1970), pp. 92–94 ".British History Online.University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013.Retrieved16 July2014.
- ^Ordnance Survey (1985), 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, Sheet ST 61/71 Sherborne and Sturminster Newton
- ^Ralph Wightman(1983).Portrait of Dorset(4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17.ISBN0-7090-0844-9.
- ^John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. (1980), 1:100,000 National Map Series, Sheet 4 (Dorset),ISBN0-7028-0327-8
- ^"Area: Fifehead Neville (Parish), Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved21 July2014.
- ^"Parishes (A-L), 1921-2001- Census Years".Dorset County Council.27 May 2014.Retrieved21 July2014.
- ^"Parish Population Data".Dorset County Council.20 January 2015.Retrieved20 January2015.
External links
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