Maurice Russell, knight — Sir Maurice Russell, a typecast not a portrait, displays the serious and dignified mien expected of the mediaeval knight, as for example portrayed in Chaucer s Canterbury Tales. Detail from Dyrham brass … 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
Oborne — For the journalist, see Peter Oborne. Coordinates: 50°57′53″N 2°29′39″W / 50.9647°N 2.4942°W / 50.9647; 2.4942 … Wikipedia
Sandford Orcas — is a village and parish in north west Dorset, England, three miles north of Sherborne, and surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a population of 195 (2001). Just to the east of the village itself is the hamlet Holway. Historically… … 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 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
William Launcelot Scott Fleming — (1906 1990) was the Anglican Bishop of firstly, Portsmouth and then Norwich, as well as a geologist.ChildhoodHe was born on 7 August 1906 in Edinburgh, the youngest of four sons (the second of whom died at the age of five months) and fifth of… … Wikipedia
List of Grade I listed buildings in Dorset — There are over 6000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Dorset, sub divided by district.Christchurch* Waterloo Bridge, Christchurch * Christchurch Castle * The Constable s House,… … Wikipedia
