- Beaminster
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Beaminster is a small
town andcivil parish in theWest Dorset district ofDorset inSouth West England . The local travel links are located five miles from the town toCrewkerne railway station and 30 miles toExeter International Airport . The main road running through the town is theA3066 , connecting Beaminster toBridport . The town has a population of 2,936 according to the 2001 Census.The town stands are the head of the valley of the
River Brit . [ [http://www.beaminster.org.uk/ Beaminster, Dorset Home Page ] ] It is famous for theBeaminster Festival , an annual nine-day music and art festival.During the civil war the town declared for Parliament, and was sacked by Royalist forces in 1644 and suffered a fire started accidentally in 1684. The town did not get a railway and so remained in its small state, and today has a population of 2,791. Beaminster is the home of Clipper Tea.
It is the hometown of Martin Clunes.
See also
Beaminster Forum and Redhone hundred .chools
Beaminster secondary school is a small school with approximately 700 students, from Year 7 up to Year 11. It has a combined
sixth form with the Sir John Colfox secondary school, in the nearby town ofBridport .References
External links
* [http://www.beaminster.org.uk/ Beaminster Online]
* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/41f0f60cd4a0577980256ec500509336?OpenDocument Census data]
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