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Coordinates: 52°13′05″N 2°01′08″W / 52.218°N 2.019°W
Dormston 
Dormston
Dormston shown within WorcestershirePopulation 89 (2001 census)[1] OS grid reference SO9857 Parish Dormston District Wychavon Shire county Worcestershire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Worcester Postcode district WR7 Dialling code 01386 Police West Mercia Fire Hereford and Worcester Ambulance West Midlands EU Parliament West Midlands UK Parliament Mid Worcestershire Website Welcome to Dormston Parish Council List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire Dormston is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Redditch.
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History
Dormston's toponym has evolved from Deormodesealdtune in the 10th century via Dormestun in the 11th Century and Dormyston in the 15th century before reaching its present form.[2] Dormston existed by the 10th century, when King Edgar confirmed a grant of property at Dromston to Pershore Abbey.[2]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Nicholas has a 14th century nave and chancel.[2] Its timber-framed bell tower was added late in the 15th century, and the largest of its three bells is of the same period.[2] The two other bells were cast in 1613 and 1640.[2] The Gothic Revival architect C.C. Rolfe restored the church building in 1899.[3]
Sources
- Page, W.H.; Willis-Bund, J.W., eds (1924). Victoria County History: A History of the County of Worcestershire, Volume 4. pp. 65–68.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1968). Worcestershire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Saint, Andrew (1970). "Three Oxford Architects". Oxonensia (Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society) XXXV: 53ff. http://www.oahs.org.uk/oxo/vol%2035/Saint.doc. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
References
- ^ "Area selected: Wychavon (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790557. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Page & Willis-Bund, 1924, pages 65-68
- ^ Saint, 1970
External links
Media related to Dormston at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in Worcestershire
- Worcestershire geography stubs
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