Yetminster (hundred)
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Yetminster 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:
- BatcombeBatcombe, DorsetBatcombe is a small straggling village in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated north-west of Dorchester under the northern slope of the Dorset Downs. The local travel links are located from the village to Chetnole railway station and to Bournemouth International Airport. The...
- Clifton MaybankClifton MaybankClifton Maybank is a hamlet in west Dorset, England. It is perhaps best known for Clifton Maybank House, a country house with surviving Tudor fabric.-Clifton Maybank settlement:...
- Melbury BubbMelbury BubbMelbury Bubb is a hamlet in north west Dorset, England, situated on a chalk hill seven miles south of Sherborne. It is just off the road between Dorchester and Yeovil in Somerset. The village has a population of 78 .-External links:*...
- Melbury OsmondMelbury OsmondMelbury Osmond is a village in north west Dorset, England, situated on the A37 road seven miles south of Yeovil. The village has a population of 190 . It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as a possession of the Arundell family, and remained so until the 19th century. The parish church, St...
- YetminsterYetminsterYetminster is a village in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district of the county, about five miles south-west of the town of Sherborne. It is sited on the River Wriggle, a tributary of the River Yeo, and is built almost entirely of honey-coloured...
- (ChetnoleChetnoleChetnole is a village in west Dorset, England, seven miles south of Sherborne. There are around 128 houses in the village. It has a public house in the heart of the village called The Chetnole Inn which is in the Michelin Guide, and was named The Best Freehouse in the UK by the Great British Pub...
and LeighLeigh, DorsetLeigh is a village in northwest Dorset, England, six miles southwest of Sherborne. The village has a population of 509 . In a field just south of the village lie the remains of the "Miz Maze", an earthwork of uncertain origin that, centuries ago, folklore attributes to having connections with...
were created from Yetminster in 1866)