Holwell, Dorset
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Coordinates: 50°53′46″N 2°25′23″W / 50.896°N 2.423°W
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Holwell shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 380 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | ST703107 |
| Civil parish | Holwell |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHERBORNE |
| Postcode district | DT9 |
| Dialling code | 01963 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Holwell is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited on Oxford clay[1] in the Blackmore Vale, five miles south-east of the town of Sherborne. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district of the county. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 380. Until 1844 Holwell was an exclave of Somerset.
[edit] References
- ^ Wightman, R., Portrait of Dorset, Hale, 1983, p140
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