Warmwell

Warmwell

Warmwell
Warmwell
 Warmwell shown within Dorset
Population 80 [1]
OS grid referenceSY753858
DistrictWest Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSouth Dorset
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Coordinates: 50°41′25″N 2°20′27″W / 50.6904°N 2.3409°W / 50.6904; -2.3409

Warmwell is a small village and civil parish in south west Dorset, England, situated on the B3390 road about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Dorchester. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 80.[1]

Warmwell contains several historic buildings, including a Jacobean manor house,[2] and from May 1937 was the home of RAF Station Woodsford airfield (later renamed RAF Warmwell), which is now a popular holiday site and contains a caravan park and several other small businesses.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1982. p. 21.

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