Symondsbury

Symondsbury
Parish church of St John the Baptist
Symondsbury is located in Dorset
Symondsbury
Symondsbury
Location within Dorset
Population1,059 [1]
OS grid referenceSY445936
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBridport
Postcode districtDT6
Dialling code01308
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°44′22″N 2°47′15″W / 50.7395°N 2.7875°W / 50.7395; -2.7875

Symondsbury (/ˈsɪməndzbəri/) is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bridport and 16 miles (26 km) west of Dorchester. The A35 road runs through the parish to the south of the village. The village has a pub (the Ilchester Arms), a pottery and a primary school. Symondsbury parish extends from Eype and West Cliff (West Bay) in the south, to the Marshwood Vale in the north. The village is in the Dorset National Landscape area. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,059.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Symondsbury Parish (1170213604)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2018.