| Dewlish | |
|---|---|
 Dewlish Village Hall | |
  Dewlish Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 284 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SY775982 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode district | DT2 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Dewlish is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, and is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the county town Dorchester. The village is sited in the valley of the small Devil's Brook among the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs; the parish covers about 2,100 acres (850 ha) and extends west to include part of the valley of the small Cheselbourne stream, and east to include a dry valley at Dennet's Bottom.[2] The surrounding area is part of the Dorset National Landscape area. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 284.[1]
Dewlish was also the main part of the Liberty of the same name, including Dewlish itself and a part of Milborne St Andrew.
- ^ a b "Area: Dewlish (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "'Dewlish', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3: Central (1970), pp. 84-89". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 20 April 2021.