Tarrant Rawston is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is named after the River Tarrant which flows through the parish. It has a small church, built of flint and stone,[1] which is situated within the garden of the neighbouring farmhouse.[2] Surrounding the village are many pre-historic barrows. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 40.[3]
Tarrant Rawston | |
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Former parish church of St Mary | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 40 |
OS grid reference | ST939065 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BLANDFORD FORUM |
Postcode district | DT11 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
References
edit- ^ The Buildings of England by John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner. Page 419. Published by Penguin Books 1972. Reprint 1975. ISBN 0-14-071044-2
- ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
- ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links
editMedia related to Tarrant Rawston at Wikimedia Commons