Marshwood

Marshwood
Marshwood
	The Bottle Inn, Marshwood
	Marshwood Location within Dorset
Population	310
OS grid reference	SY383997
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Shire county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bridport
Postcode district	DT6
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset;
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′35″N 2°52′39″W / 50.7931°N 2.8776°W

Marshwood is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the northern edge of the Marshwood Vale approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Lyme Regis. Dorset County Council estimate that the parish had a population of 310 in 2013.^[1] Figures published from the 2011 census are for Marshwood parish combined with the small neighbouring parish of Bettiscombe: the combined population was 346.^[2]

The village school was opened in 1842 and covers the catchment areas of Marshwood, Pilsdon, Bettiscombe, and Blackdown Ward of Broadwindsor. Secondary education is provided at Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis. The church of St Mary's was built in 1840-41 and underwent a rebuild in 1883–84.

The Bottle Inn on the outskirts of Marshwood is home to the world stinging nettle eating championships. It is also the 2016 Regional (Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire & the Channel Islands) CAMRA winner for its range & quality of ciders & ales.

The parish contains the ruins of Marshwood Castle, which is a scheduled monument.

Notable residents

Peter De Greef (1922-1980), actor resident in the village for many years and buried in the church yard of St Mary's church

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ "Area: Marshwood (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

External links

Parish Church of St Mary

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[dcc-1] "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[2] "Area: Marshwood (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

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Marshwood

Notable residents

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