West Chelborough

West Chelborough
West Chelborough
	West Chelborough Location within Dorset
Area	2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population	42 (2001 census)
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Civil parish	West Chelborough;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Shire county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′47″N 2°39′09″W / 50.846509°N 2.6525813°W

West Chelborough is a village and civil parish 13 miles (21 km) north west of Dorchester,^[1] in the Dorset district, in the county of Dorset, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 42.^[2] The parish touches Corscombe and East Chelborough.^[3]

Features

There are 6 listed buildings in West Chelborough.^[4] It has a church called St Andrew.^[5]

The name "Chelborough" may mean 'Ceola's hill' or 'throat hill'.^[6] West Chelborough was recorded in the Domesday Book as Celberge/Celberga.^[7]

^ "Distance from West Chelborough [50.845893, 2.653112]". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ Neighbourhood Statistics
^ "West Chelborough". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Listed Buildings in West Chelborough, West Dorset, Dorset". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "West Chelborough". Dorset OPC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "East and West Chelborough Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Dorset A-G". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

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