Beer Hackett is a small village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Sherborne and 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Yeovil. The civil parish includes the small settlement of Knighton to the east. Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate of the population of the civil parish is 100.[1]
| Beer Hackett | |
|---|---|
 Church Farm, Beer Hackett | |
  Beer Hackett Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 100 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST600118 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sherborne |
| Postcode district | DT9 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Beer Hackett was not recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2] The nave and west tower of the parish church were originally built in the early 15th century, though the whole building was radically restored in the 19th century.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Darby, H; Versey, G (2008). Domesday Gazetteer. Cambridge University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780521078580. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "'Beer Hackett', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1, West (London, 1952), pp. 27-28". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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