Sixpenny Handley (hundred)
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Sixpenny Handley Hundred was a hundred
in the county
of Dorset
, England, containing the following parishes:
Hundred (division)
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in England, Wales, Denmark, South Australia, some parts of the United States, Germany , Sweden, Finland and Norway, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of 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, containing the following parishes:
- Cann
- Compton AbbasCompton AbbasCompton Abbas is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale next to Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road three miles south of Shaftesbury. The village has a population of 200 . The village gives its name to a nearby airfield on the downs...
- East OrchardEast OrchardEast Orchard is a small village in the rural Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, adjacent to West Orchard, from which it is separated by a stream, and half way between Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. The village has a population of 127 ....
- Fontmell MagnaFontmell MagnaFontmell Magna is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale under Cranborne Chase on the A350 road five miles south of Shaftesbury and eight miles north of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 671...
- Iwerne MinsterIwerne MinsterIwerne Minster is a village in North Dorset, England, situated under Cranborne Chase in the Blackmore Vale just off the A350. The village has a population of 889 . A cheese shop employs 57 persons...
- Melbury AbbasMelbury AbbasMelbury Abbas is a village in north Dorset, England, situated between Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum on Cranborne Chase. The village has a population of 301 , 34.4% are retired. 6.1% of dwellings are second homes....
- Sixpenny HandleySixpenny HandleySixpenny Handley is a village and civil parish in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles north east of Blandford Forum...
- West OrchardWest OrchardWest Orchard is a small village in the rural Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, adjacent to East Orchard, from which it is separated by a stream, and situated half way between Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. The village has a population of 77 .- External links :*...