Buckland Newton, Dorset
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Buckland Newton (Dorset)
Buckland Newton is a village in mid Dorset located between Sherborne to the north and the County town of Dorchester to the south with Sturminster Newton to the North East. It is featured in Hardy's novel 'The Woodlanders', which is set in this part of DorsetThe village nestles in spectacular Dorset countryside on the edge of the Dorset Downs where they over look the Blackmore Vale. It is within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village and surrounding hamlets have a population of around 500 and consist of a thriving mix of farms, local businesses, homeworkers, workers in nearby towns and villages and retired people.
Access to all parts of Dorset including the Jurassic Coast is good.
There is a pub with a restaurant (The Gaggle of Geese), Post Office, an excellent Village Hall with many events and users, Village Shop and Primary School. The nearby visitor attractions include the towns of Sherborne and Dorchester, the village of Cerne Abbas with its famous giant on the hillside. It is wonderful countryside for walking with many footpaths. Golf, fishing, caravanning and camping facilities are all nearby, as are holiday cottages for rent. There is a Grade 1 Listed Parish Church with an outstanding interior and organ and a number of attractive buildings in the area.The area around the manor and Church is a Conservation Area. The village contains the source of the River Lydden, a tributary of the Stour, which reaches the sea at Christchurch.'
