Melcombe Horsey

Melcombe Horsey
St Andrew, Melcombe Horsey

Coordinates: 50°49′27″N 2°21′21″W / 50.82416°N 2.35597°W / 50.82416; -2.35597

Melcombe Horsey
Melcombe Horsey
Melcombe Horsey is located in Dorset
Melcombe Horsey

 Melcombe Horsey shown within Dorset
Population 141 [1]
OS grid reference ST749028
    - London  139 miles (224 km) 
District West Dorset
Shire county Dorset
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DORCHESTER
Dialling code 01258
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament West Dorset
List of places: UK • England • Dorset

Melcombe Horsey is a village in west Dorset, England. The village has a population of 141 (As of 2001).

Bingham's Melcombe is a medieval house nearby. It takes its name from Robert Bingham who acquired the property through marriage in the 13th Century. It remained in the Bingham family until 1895.[2]

The house is believed to be early 16th Century. It was substantially restored and remodelled in 1893-4 by Evelyn Hellicar (1862-1929)[3]

References

  1. ^ Census, 2001
  2. ^ Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol III, Central, part 2, Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
  3. ^ Builder LXVI, 24 March 1894, page 236

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