Seaborough
| Seaborough | |
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  Seaborough Location withinDorset | |
| Population | 60[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST429060 |
| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament |
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Seaboroughis a small village andcivil parishin thecountyofDorsetin southwestEngland.It is sited in the valley of theRiver Axeand lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south ofCrewkerneinSomerset.The parish was previously part of thehundredofCrewkerne,[2]but was transferred to within Dorset in 1896.[3]In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 60.[1]
Thevillage churchis small and mostly not of ancient construction.Ralph Wightman,broadcaster, agriculturist and a native of Dorset, described it as "delightful", and claimed that the round arch of the porch was so low it "would remove the hat of any man of average height."[4]
Seaborough lies on the northern side of the Axe valley, beneath the 204-metre-high (669 ft)Seaborough Hill.The minor lane which passes through the village and up the hill is noted for being particularly steep.[3]At the bottom of the village the river is crossed by a small stone bridge, close to which is an oldducking pool,into whichscolding wiveswould historically have been dipped in an attempt to 'cure' them of their condition.[5]
In March 2013 a fire at the 100-metre-long (330 ft) piggery at Seaborough Manor destroyed the building and killed about nine hundred pigs. Fifty firefighters took about three hours to tackle the blaze.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Parish Population Data".Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015.Retrieved7 March2015.
- ^"Somerset Hundreds".GENUKI.Retrieved8 October2011.
- ^ab"Seaborough".Dorset Online Parish Clerk. 2012.Retrieved14 May2013.
- ^Ralph Wightman (1983).Portrait of Dorset(4 ed.). Robert Hale Limited. p. 151.ISBN0 7090 0844 9.
- ^West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide.West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 17.
- ^"Hundreds of pigs die in Beaminster farm fire".BBC. 29 March 2013.Retrieved9 May2013.
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