Ansty, Dorset

Ansty is a village in the civil parish of Hilton, in Dorset, England, north of Cheselbourne and west of Milton Abbas. It consists of the settlements of Higher Ansty, Lower Ansty, Pleck (also known as Little Ansty) and Ansty Cross. The Hall & Woodhouse brewing company founded a brewery in the village in 1777, and brewing continued here until the 1940s. The village hall used to be a brewery building, and the old malthouse became Malthouse Cottages.^[1] From 1974 to 2019 it was in North Dorset district.

Thatched cottage in Higher Ansty
Ansty, Dorset Location within Dorset
Civil parish	Hilton
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DT
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
List of places UK England Dorset 50.8317°N 2.3290°W / 50.8317; -2.3290