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Welcome to the Buckland Newton Community Website. 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 bocland '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".
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.
There is a busy and popular pub (The Gaggle of Geese), Post Office, Village Shop and Primary School. 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.
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.
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.
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