Arne, Dorset
Arne is a village and
Toponymy
The name "Arne" is first recorded in 1268. It probably derives from the
History
Evidence of prehistoric human activity within the civil parish consists of 19 barrows and the remains of 4 linear dykes.[3]
Arne village is not recorded in the Domesday Book. The earliest record of the village is from 1285, though the parish church, which consists of a single-cell chancel and nave, dates from around 1200, and has not been substantially altered since, though it was restored in the 19th century and in 1952.[3]
The village was owned by the wealthy Shaftesbury Abbey until its dissolution in 1539, but was never a large village, and by 1894 its population was only 123. A school had been opened in the village in 1832, but the shrinking population forced it to close in 1922.[5]
In
During
On the night of 3–4 June 1942, the decoy was brought into action and aircraft heavily bombed the decoy site, causing a fire that burned for six weeks. The decoy operation was a success, leaving the Cordite Factory untouched, but Arne was devastated, with over 200 bomb craters counted on the Arne Peninsula. The Germans, on the other hand, were convinced they had heavily damaged the factory and even
After the war, the village remained largely derelict until the late 1950s, and in 1966 the Arne Peninsula was put under the protection of the
Geography
Besides the village and peninsula of Arne, the civil parish includes a significant area to the west of Arne and south and west of Wareham, including the villages of Ridge, Stoborough, Stoborough Green and Worgret, and has an area of 6,500 acres (26 km2).[3]
Demography
At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,297.[1]
Governance
Until 1 April 2019, Arne parish formed part of the
Bird reserve
Arne is well known for the
Gallery
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The old School House
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View inside the church
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The Organ in the church
References
- ^ a b "Area: Arne (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9.
- ^ a b c d e f "'Arne', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east (London, 1970), pp. 8–11". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ a b "'Dykes', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east (London, 1970), pp. 515–519". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "How Arne Saved Holton Heath". Dorset Life. March 2009.
- ^ Hayward Trevarthen, C. "Finds record for: DOR-84D904". The Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Arne – Dorset For You". Dorset For You Partnership. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
- ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
- ^ "Parish Statistics" (PDF). Purbeck District Council. 11 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
- ^ "Creech Barrow ward 2011". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
External links
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