| Abbotsbury | |
|---|---|
 Rodden Row, Abbotsbury | |
  Abbotsbury Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 451 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SY576853 |
| • London | 139 miles (224 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WEYMOUTH |
| Postcode district | DT3 |
| Dialling code | 01305 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/ |
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from the English Channel coast. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 451.
Abbotsbury has been described as a tourism honeypot, known for its picturesque historic buildings and thatched cottages, its variety of tourist attractions, and as a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and Dorset National Landscape.[2][3] Abbotsbury is known for its swannery, subtropical gardens and surviving abbey buildings, including St Catherine's Chapel, a 14th-century pilgrimage chapel that stands on a hill between the village and the coast. The coastline within the parish includes a section of Chesil Beach, and the South West Coast Path and Macmillan Way long-distance footpaths pass through the village.
The Ilchester Estate owns much of the village,[4] including the swannery and subtropical gardens. The estate owns 61 square kilometres (15,000 acres) of land in Dorset.
- ^ "Parish data, England and Wales". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Tony (8 October 1993). "Travel: A swan through clotted cream country: Jane Austen meets the Jurassic period on the rigorous but rewarding West Dorset Coastal path. Tony Kelly explores". The Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Ayres, Ken (July 2007). "Abbotsbury". Dorset Life. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Abbotsbury". Marshwood Vale Magazine. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2024.