Halstock

Halstock

Halstock is a village in north west Dorset, England, five miles south of Yeovil. The village has a population of 470 (2001).

Halstock formerly constituted a liberty, containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint Juthwara.

See List of liberties in Dorset.

External links

* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/319228e9d04514da80256ec8004ba83e?OpenDocument Census data] [Halstock shares a website with Corscombe, a nearby village. www.corscombevillage.co.uk


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Harrow Way — The Harrow Way (also spelled as Harroway, and sometimes known as Hoary Way[1]) forms the western part of the Old Way, an ancient trackway in the south of England, dating from the Neolithic period, which can be traced from Rochester and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Yeovil — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption = Yeovil County Court latitude= 50.9452 longitude= 2.6370 official name= Yeovil population = 41,871 [http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=920 South Somerset District… …   Wikipedia

  • Corscombe — Village. Corscombe is a small village in west Dorset, England, halfway between Yeovil and Beaminster. The village has a population of 465 (2001). The musician Polly Jean Harvey is a former resident. It has a very active …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • List of religious leaders in 1220 — 1219 religious leaders Events of 1220 1221 religious leaders Religious leaders by yearSee also: List of state leaders in 1220 Buddhism*Karma Pakshi, Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu (1204 1283) *Kunga Gyeltsen, Sakya Master of Tibet (1216… …   Wikipedia

  • List of places in Dorset — This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Settlements with a population over 3,000 are in bold. For a list of districts see the main Dorset article. See List of places in England for settlements in other… …   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 hundreds in Dorset — This is a list of hundreds (i.e., administrative subdivisions) in the county of Dorset, England. Between the Anglo Saxon period and the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, the county of Dorset was divided into hundreds and boroughs (and from the… …   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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”