Spetisbury

Spetisbury
Village
Church of St John the Baptist
Spetisbury is located in Dorset
Spetisbury
Spetisbury
Location within Dorset
Population590 
OS grid referenceST911026
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBlandford Forum
Postcode districtDT11
Dialling code01258
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°49′16″N 2°07′33″W / 50.8212°N 2.1259°W / 50.8212; -2.1259

Spetisbury (/ˈspɛtsbəri/) is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles (six kilometres) southeast of Blandford Forum.

According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households.[1][2] According to the 2011 census the parish had 224 households and a population of 555.[3] According to the 2021 census, the parish had 250 households and a population of 590.[4]

Spetisbury is a linear settlement, adjacent to the A350 road, which was included in Dorset County Council's response to the Major Roads Network (MRN) consultation, leading to some anticipation of a bypass of Spetisbury and neighbouring Charlton Marshall.[5][additional citation(s) needed] A large solar farm was commissioned near Spetisbury in 2023 to provide energy for the City of London Corporation.[6][7]

Spetisbury is twinned with Le Vast, a village in the Manche department of Normandy, France. The Manche department is itself is twinned with Dorset.[8]

  1. ^ "Spetisbury". Domesday Book. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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  3. ^ "Spetisbury Parish - Local Area Report". Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Spetisbury facts and figures - E04003437 - ONS". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ Percival, Richard (19 June 2018). "Bid for northern Dorchester bypass to curb congestion". Dorset Echo. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ Goldman, Andrew (19 June 2023). "Large new solar park unveiled on Dorset farmland". Bournemouth Echo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Dorset solar park starts providing power to buildings 100 miles away". BBC News. 18 June 2023. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Members". Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.