Woolland

Woolland

Woolland is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale under Bulbarrow Hill seven miles west of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 76 (2001). The village is first mentioned in Cartularium saxonicum from the year 939 "Wonlond", the Domesday Book from the year 1086 "Winlande" and the Pipe Rolls from the year 1170 "Wunlanda". The name is interpreted as Old English wynn-land "meadow land" or "pasture land".

The sculptor Elisabeth Frink had a studio in the village during the 1970s.

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* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/d893c5f2adfa7fd380256ec50049b3da?OpenDocument Census data]
* [http://www.twinning.org.uk/images/DSCF0700.jpgFrink statue of Christian Martyrs]


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