Dorsington
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Dorsington | |
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Location within Warwickshire | |
Population | 138 (2001) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Dorsington is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. Dorsington was in Gloucestershire until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire.[1] It is located 2¾ miles west of Milcote railway station.[2] Dorsington is recorded in the Domesday Book as Dorsitone/Dorsintune.[3] In 2001, it had a population of 138 (64 males; 74 females; living in 49 houses).[4] By the 2011 census, the population had increased to 150.[5]
The parish church of St Peter's is a Grade II* listed building built in 1764–1768.[6]
References
- ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Dorsington, Gloucestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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(help) - ^ "History of Dorsington, in Stratford on Avon and Gloucestershire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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(help) - ^ "The Domesday Book Online - Warwickshire A-F". www.domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Church of St Peter, Dorsington, Warwickshire". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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External links
- https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SP1349
- http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/warwickshire/dorsington
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50925#s1
- http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS175.php
- http://ukga.org/england/Gloucestershire/towns/Dorsington.html
- http://www.bmsgh.org/parish/warw/tyaiw/dorsington.html
Further reading
Jonathan., Reinarz, (1996). A History of Dorsington. Lane, Joan. London: Noctua. ISBN 0-952-83850-8