Buckland Newton

Buckland Newton
The Church of the Holy Rood, Buckland Newton
Buckland Newton is located in Dorset
Buckland Newton
Buckland Newton
Location within Dorset
Area9.4 sq mi (24 km2)
Population622 [1]
• Density66/sq mi (25/km2)
OS grid referenceST692053
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
Dialling code01300
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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Dorset
50°50′47″N 2°26′24″W / 50.8463°N 2.4401°W / 50.8463; -2.4401

Buckland Newton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated beneath the scarp slope of the Dorset Downs, 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) south of Sherborne.[2] In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 622.[1] The village covers around 6000 acres.[3]

The village lies within the Buckland Newton Hundred. Amenities in the village include a pub (The Gaggle of Geese), shop, primary school and village hall.[4]

Approximately three quarters of the parish lies within the Dorset National Landscape area.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Neighbourhood Statistics. Area: Buckland Newton (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Seagrove Bay" (Map). Google Maps.
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  4. ^ "Around the Village". Buckland Newton Community Website. bucklandnewton.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ^ Neighbourhood Plan | http://www.planvu.co.uk/wdwp/written/cptbnnp3.htm