Hermitage, Dorset
| Hermitage | |
 Parish church of St James |
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  Hermitage |
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| Population | 70 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | ST647069 |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°51′32″N 2°30′14″W / 50.859°N 2.504°W
Hermitage is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the town of Sherborne. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 70.[1]
Augustinian monks once had a hermitage here, hence the name of the village,[2] but they abandoned the site in the 14th or 15th century.[2][3] The Lady's Well which they used still remains, on the edge of woodland a short distance from the village.
Notes
- 1 2 "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- 1 2 Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
- ↑ West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 10.
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