West Dorset — is a local government district and parliamentary constituency in Dorset, England. Its council is based in Dorchester. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the boroughs of Bridport,… … Wikipedia
Manor house — This article is about a type of historical building. For other uses, see Manor house (disambiguation). Ightham Mote, a 14th century moated manor house in Kent, England … Wikipedia
River Char — The River Char is a river in West Dorset. The Char runs a few miles from Bettiscombe to Charmouth, passing Pilsdon and Whitchurch Canonicorum … Wikipedia
List of civil parishes in Dorset — This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.BournemouthBournemouth is unparished. =Christchurch= Christchurch itself is unparished.*Burton *Hurn East Dorset*Alderholt *Chalbury *Colehill *Corfe Mullen *Cranborne… … Wikipedia
List of unions in Dorset — List of Dorset Poor Law UnionsThe Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 and its administration entailed the creation of entirely new administrative areas throughout the United Kingdom: groups of parishes known as Poor Law Unions or simply Unions .( Parish… … Wikipedia
List of sanitary districts in Dorset — Under the Public Health Acts 1873 and 1875 the Poor Law Unions were used as the basis for sanitary districts. All municipal boroughs and areas with bodies such as improvement commissioners became Urban Sanitary Districts. (Any area which acquired … Wikipedia
Frampton (liberty) — Frampton Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes::Bettiscombe:Bincombe:Burton Bradstock:Compton Valence:Frampton:Winterborne Came (part)See List of liberties in Dorset … Wikipedia
List of liberties in Dorset — Liberties were an administrative unit of local government in England from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, co existing with the then operative system of hundreds and boroughs but independent of both, generally for reasons of tenure. The… … Wikipedia
Penelope Hobhouse — (b. 20 November 1929, Moyola Park, Castledawson, Northern Ireland) is a garden writer, designer, lecturer and television presenter. BackgroundBorn Penelope Chichester Clark into an Anglo Irish family she is the daughter of James Lenox Conyngham… … Wikipedia
List of poor law unions in Dorset — The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 and its administration entailed the creation of entirely new administrative areas throughout the United Kingdom: groups of parishes known as Poor Law Unions or simply Unions. (Parish here = civil parish, defined as … Wikipedia
