Abbotsbury | |
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![]() Rodden Row, Abbotsbury | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 451 [1] |
OS grid reference | SY576853 |
• London | 139 miles (224 km) |
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Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WEYMOUTH |
Postcode district | DT3 |
Dialling code | 01305 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://www.abbotsbury.co.uk/ |
Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is located around 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west southwest of Dorchester and 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from the English Channel coast. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 451.
Abbotsbury has been described as a tourism honeypot, known for its picturesque historic buildings and thatched cottages, its variety of tourist attractions, and as a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and Dorset National Landscape.[2][3] Abbotsbury is known for its swannery, subtropical gardens and surviving abbey buildings, including St Catherine's Chapel, a 14th-century pilgrimage chapel that stands on a hill between the village and the coast. The coastline within the parish includes a section of Chesil Beach, and the South West Coast Path and Macmillan Way long-distance footpaths pass through the village.
The Ilchester Estate owns much of the village,[4] including the swannery and subtropical gardens. The estate owns 61 square kilometres (15,000 acres) of land in Dorset.
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