Rampisham

Rampisham
Cottages in Rampisham village
Rampisham is located in Dorset
Rampisham
Rampisham
Location within Dorset
Population110 [1]
OS grid referenceST562022
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°49′07″N 2°37′26″W / 50.8186°N 2.6238°W / 50.8186; -2.6238
Pugin Hall, a former rectory, designed by Augustus Pugin

Rampisham (/ˈræmpɪʃəm/[2] or /ˈrænsəm/[3]) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 11 miles (18 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. The village is sited on greensand in a valley surrounded by the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The parish includes the hamlet of Uphall northwest of the main village.

Dorset County Council's 2013 mid-year estimate for the population of Rampisham parish is 110.[1] The principal means of making a living is agricultural, mainly grain production.

  1. ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ Ovenden Allworks (25 August 2017). "Rampisham BBC World Service Towers Demolition. BBC Spotlight. Ovenden Allworks". YouTube. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 0-7091-8135-3.