Grimstone, Dorset

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Coordinates: 50°44′N 2°31′W / 50.73°N 2.52°W / 50.73; -2.52
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Grimstone
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
Dialling code01305
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteStratton Dorset
List of places
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England
Dorset
50°44′N 2°31′W / 50.73°N 2.52°W / 50.73; -2.52

Grimstone is a

civil parish of Stratton, Dorset
.

The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.

The hamlet is the home of Manor Foods, a catering company located at Manor Farm.[1]

Grimstone's common lands were not enclosed until 1907.[2]

Gallery

  • Former water mill
    Former
    water mill
  • Muckleford Nature Reserve
    Muckleford Nature Reserve

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  1. ISBN 9781364234751
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  2. ISBN 0-460-02232-6
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