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<body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" text="#333399" link="#990033" vlink="#006633" alink="#FF6600"><font face="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"> <h2><font color="#006633"><span lang="en-gb"> <img border="0" src="_derived/index.htm_txt_bnpic04.gif" width="100%" height="93"></span></font></h2> <h2><font color="#006633"><font size="4">Buckland Newton</font></font></h2> <p> <font size="2">Welcome to the Buckland Newton <span lang="en-gb">C</span>ommunity <span lang="en-gb">W</span>ebsite.  Buckland Newton is a village in Dorset located between Sherborne to the north and the County town of Dorchester to the south.  According to 'Dorset Place Names - their origins and meanings' (A D Mills, published by Countryside Books) the name derives "from Old English <i>bocland</i> 'charter land' i.e. 'land in which certain rights and privileges were granted by charter'.  The relatively recent addition of Newton is from Sturminster Newton, because at one time the Hundreds of Sturminster and Buckland were combined".</font></p> <p></p> <p><font size="2">The village of Buckland Newton is situated in beautiful Dorset countryside on the edge of the Dorset Downs and within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village and surrounding hamlets of Beaulieu Wood, Bookham, Cosmore, Duntish, Henley and Woolford's Water have a population of around 600 and consist of a thriving mix of agricultural community, local businesses, homeworkers, workers in nearby towns and villages and retired people.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2">There is a busy and popular <span lang="en-gb"> award-winning </span>pub (The Gaggle of Geese), Post Office and Village Shop. Nearby visitor attractions include the towns of Sherborne and Dorchester, the village of Cerne Abbas with its famous chalk giant and wonderful countryside for walking. Golf, fishing, caravanning and camping facilities are all nearby, as are holiday cottages for rent. There is a Grade 1 Listed Parish Church and a number of attractive buildings in the area.</font></p> <p align="left"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2">This website is designed for residents of Buckland Newton, for visitors to the area and for people moving into the village or its surrounding communities.</font></span></p> <p align="left"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2">We hope that you will find it helpful, informative, instructive - and hopefully entertaining.  Please take a look around, and if you have any comments about the website or the village do let us know  -  e-mail address below.</font></span></p> <p align="left"><span lang="en-gb"><font size="2">Please note that this site appears best when viewed with a frames-capable browser and some functionality may be lost when viewed with a non-frames browser.</font></span></p> <p align="center"><span lang="en-gb">    <img border="1" src="images/expediamapbn.jpg" width="296" height="240"></span></p> <p align="center"> <span lang="en-gb"><font size="1">Map provided by</font></span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.expedia.co.uk"><img border="0" src="images/expe_logo.gif" width="112" height="23"></a><p align="left"> <font size="1">Copyright © 2003 Buckland Newton Community Website<br>Last modified: 11/10/09<span lang="en-gb">                                                   </span> <applet code="fphover.class" width="125" height="24"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="fontstyle" value="regular"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="text" value="Site Index"> <param name="target" value="main"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="bn_sitemap.htm"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="color" value="#336600"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#669933"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#336600"> </applet><span lang="en-gb">    </span> <applet code="fphover.class" width="125" height="24"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="fontstyle" value="regular"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="text" value="What's On"> <param name="target" value="main"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="bn_whatson.htm"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="color" value="#336600"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#669933"> </applet><span lang="en-gb">    </span> <applet code="fphover.class" width="125" height="24"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="fontstyle" value="regular"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="color" value="#FF0000"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="text" value="Neighbourhood Watch"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="bn_neighbourhoodwatch.htm"> <param name="target" value="main"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#669933"> </applet><span lang="en-gb">    </span> <applet code="fphover.class" width="125" height="24"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="fontstyle" value="regular"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="text" value="Search the Website"> <param name="target" value="main"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="search.htm"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="color" value="#336600"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#669933"> </applet><span lang="en-gb">    </span> <applet code="fphover.class" width="125" height="24"> <param name="effect" value="glow"> <param name="fontstyle" value="regular"> <param name="fontsize" value="12"> <param name="target" value="main"> <param name="text" value="Our Advertisers"> <param name="url" valuetype="ref" value="bn_advertisers.htm"> <param name="font" value="Helvetica"> <param name="textcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="color" value="#336600"> <param name="hovercolor" value="#669933"> </applet></font></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><img src="_themes/nature/narule.gif" width="600" height="10"></p> <p> </p> <h2><font color="#006633"><font size="4">Contact Information</font></font></h2> <p><font size="2">If you have any comments about our website or wish to contact us, please send an e-mail to </font> <a href="mailto:qs63@dial.pipex.com"><font size="2">bnwebmaster@dial.pipex.com</font></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </font></body>