Worgret /ˈwɔːrɡrɪt/ is a hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It is situated immediately to the west of the town of Wareham.
| Worgret | |
|---|---|
 A352 road at Worgret | |
  Worgret Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SY907870 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAREHAM |
| Postcode district | BH20 |
| Dialling code | 01929 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Worgret forms part of the civil parish of Arne, within the Dorset unitary authority.
Name
editWorgret shares its name with a 7th-century Abbot of Glastonbury reported by William of Malmesbury.[1]
References
edit- ^ Edward Huttom, London, 1919, Highways and Byways of Somerset, p.156.
External links
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