Tarrant Rawston

Tarrant Rawston

Former parish church of St Mary
Tarrant Rawston
 Tarrant Rawston shown within Dorset
Population 40 
OS grid referenceST939065
DistrictNorth Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode district DT11
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth Dorset
List of places
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Coordinates: 50°51′32″N 2°05′17″W / 50.859°N 2.088°W / 50.859; -2.088

Tarrant Rawston is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is named after the River Tarrant which flows through the parish. It has a small church, built of flint and stone,[1] which is situated within the garden of the neighbouring farmhouse.[2] Surrounding the village are many pre-historic barrows. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 40.[3]

References

  1. The Buildings of England by John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner. Page 419. Published by Penguin Books 1972. Reprint 1975. ISBN 0-14-071044-2
  2. Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
  3. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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