Shillingstone
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Shillingstone is a village
in the Blackmore Vale
area of north Dorset
, England
, situated on the River Stour
between Sturminster Newton
and Blandford Forum. In the 2001 census
the population
was 1,007.
Until around 1997, it was the location of the now-defunct girls' boarding school
, Croft House School.
Shillingstone railway station
still survives intact on the former line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
. It is one of the S & D's best-preserved stations since the railway's closure in 1966. At present the station is under going extensive restoration by the North Dorset Railway Trust.
The parish church of the Holy Rood is a short distance away from the village and is of 12th century origin. It was enlarged in the 15th century and in the 19th century G. F. Bodley added the north aisle. The font is of the 12th century and the pulpit of the 17th.
The hymn writer Edward Dayman
was appointed Rector
of Shillingstone in 1842. For information on burials (1654 onwards) in "The Church of the Holy Rood" Churchyard, email Robert at shillingstone.net
It is the long-time home of Kevin Davis, the founder of the influential 'Davis Algorithm'.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Blackmore Vale
Blackmore Vale
The Blackmore Vale is a vale, or wide valley, in north Dorset, and to a lesser extent south Somerset and southwest Wiltshire in southern England. The vale is part of the Stour valley...
area of north Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated on the River Stour
River Stour, Dorset
The River Stour is a 60.5 mile long river which flows through Wiltshire and Dorset in southern England, and drains into the English Channel. It is sometimes called the Dorset Stour to distinguish it from rivers of the same name...
between Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton
Sturminster Newton, known to locals as Stur, is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It is situated on a low limestone ridge in a meander of the River Stour. The town is at the centre of a large dairy agriculture region, around which the town's economy is built...
and Blandford Forum. In the 2001 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
was 1,007.
Until around 1997, it was the location of the now-defunct girls' boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
, Croft House School.
Shillingstone railway station
Shillingstone railway station
Shillingstone railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway , serving the village of Shillingstone in the English county of Dorset. Opened in 1863, the station was located between and stations, although between 1928 and 1956 the next station south was Stourpaine and...
still survives intact on the former line of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire...
. It is one of the S & D's best-preserved stations since the railway's closure in 1966. At present the station is under going extensive restoration by the North Dorset Railway Trust.
The parish church of the Holy Rood is a short distance away from the village and is of 12th century origin. It was enlarged in the 15th century and in the 19th century G. F. Bodley added the north aisle. The font is of the 12th century and the pulpit of the 17th.
The hymn writer Edward Dayman
Edward Dayman
Edward Arthur Dayman, BD, was an English clergyman and hymn writer.-Life:Dayman was born at Padstow in Cornwall, the third son of John Dayman, of Mambury in Devon, and educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and at Exeter College in Oxford. He was awarded 1st Class in Lit. Hum , B.A. , M.A. and...
was appointed Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Shillingstone in 1842. For information on burials (1654 onwards) in "The Church of the Holy Rood" Churchyard, email Robert at shillingstone.net
It is the long-time home of Kevin Davis, the founder of the influential 'Davis Algorithm'.
External links
- Shillingstone Station Project
- The Church of the Holy Rood
- http://www.bleathwood.eclipse.co.uk/s&djr