Goathill
![]() St Peter's church, Goathill | |
Location withinDorset | |
Population | 10[1] |
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OS grid reference | ST 6764 1718 |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Sherborne |
Postcode district | DT9 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Goathillis a village andcivil parishin the county ofDorsetinEngland,situated in northern Dorset, a couple of miles east of the town ofSherborne.It lies very close to the county boundary however, and for much of its history (until 1896) lay instead within the neighbouring county ofSomerset,and has been described as being "just in Dorset by a nanny-goat's whisker".[2]It remains part of thediocese of Bath and Wells.[3]
Goathill, together with the three village parishes ofPoyntington,CastletonandOborne,form a group of parishes that share agrouped parish councilcalled Yeohead & Castleton Parish Council.[4]
The parish was part of thehundredofHorethorne.[5]
St Peter's church and a mill are the major buildings. Nearby isGoathill Quarry,a place of special scientific interest to geologists as it allows theFuller's earthlayers to be established in relation to thelimestone.[6]Dorset County Councilestimate that in 2013 Goathill parish had a population of 10.[1]
To the north, in Somerset, is the village ofMilborne Port.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Parish Population Data".Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015.Retrieved28 February2015.
- ^Gant, R.,Dorset Villages,Hale, 1980, p65
- ^A Church Near YouSt Peter, Goathill
- ^"Yeohead & Castleton Parish Council".Retrieved3 February2015.
- ^"Somerset Hundreds".GENUKI.Retrieved9 October2011.
- ^English Nature citation sheet for the site(accessed July 2009)
External links
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