West Orchard
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West Orchard is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. It is separated from the adjacent settlement of East Orchard by a stream. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 50.[1] For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of East Orchard and Margaret Marsh, to form a Group Parish Council.[2]
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West Orchard | |
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West Orchard | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 50 |
OS grid reference | ST823164 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
Postcode district | SP7 |
Dialling code | 01747 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
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50.9478°N 2.2532°W / 50.9478; -2.2532 |
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St Luke's Church was rebuilt in 1876–77 to the designs of Thomas Henry Wyatt, but the chancel is 15th-century.[3]