North Poorton

North Poorton
Manor Farm Cottages, North Poorton
North Poorton North Poorton shown within Dorset
Population	20 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SY517962
District	West Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bridport
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset

Coordinates: 50°46′51″N 2°41′00″W / 50.7809°N 2.6833°W / 50.7809; -2.6833

North Poorton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset district about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Bridport. Dorset County Council estimate the parish had a population of 20 in 2013.^[1]

The old parish church of St Peter is a ruin, with walls remaining to about 4 feet (1.2 m) high. Just to the south is the new church, which is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and was built in 1861-62 to a design by John Hicks.^[2]^[3] About 0.5 miles (0.80 km) NW of the churches is a hill-fort that covers about 2.5 acres (1.0 ha).^[3]

References

1 2 "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
↑ "North Poorton St. Mary Magdalene". The Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
1 2 "'Poorton, North', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1, West (London, 1952), pp. 180-181". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the West Dorset district of Dorset, England

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