Cheselbourne

Also known as Cheselbourne, Dorset

Cheselbourne (sometimes spelled Chesilborne or Cheselborne) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset Downs, north-east of Dorchester. The parish is at an altitude of 75 to 245 metres (approximately 250 to 800 feet) and covers an area of ; the underlying geology is chalk. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 296.

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Locality: Dewlish
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Cheselbourne
UK place.static_image_name: Parish Church of St Martin - Cheselbourne (2) - geograph.org.uk - 887187.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Parish Church of St Martin
UK place.population: 296
UK place.unitary_england: Dorset
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Dorset
UK place.post_town: Dorchester
UK place.postcode_area: DT
UK place.postcode_district: DT2
UK place.constituency_westminster: West Dorset
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference: SY763997

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Population: 296
Image: Parish Church of St Martin - Cheselbourne (2) - geograph.org.uk - 887187.jpg

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Commons category: Cheselbourne
OS grid reference: SY763997
P8168: Burgnac

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The village, which contains a mix of buildings of different ages and styles, is spread along four lanes which meet here. It has a public house called the Rivers Arms. The 13th- to 14th-century parish church has a pinnacled tower with battlements, numerous gargoyles and a canonical sundial. thumb|left|Canonical sundial on the parish church

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