| Chetnole | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Peter | |
  Chetnole Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 330 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST602080 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sherborne |
| Postcode district | DT9 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Chetnole is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of Sherborne and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Yeovil in Somerset. It is sited on Oxford clay[2] by the small Wriggle River at the western end of the Blackmore Vale. There are around 128 houses in the village. It has a railway station on the Heart of Wessex Line that is served by Great Western Railway services. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the parish was 330.[1] In the 2011 census the population of Chetnole parish combined with the small parish of Stockwood to the west was 344.[3]
Chetnole was not recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.[4]
- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Wightman, R., Portrait of Dorset, Hale, 1983, p17
- ^ "Area: Chetnole (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Darby, H. C.; Versey, G. R. (2008) [1975]. The Domesday Gazetteer. Cambridge University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-521-20666-2.