Long Bredy
| Long Bredy | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Dorchester | |
| Postcode district | DT2 | |
| Police | Dorset | |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire | |
| Ambulance | South Western | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Long Bredy is a village and
2011 census the parish had a population of 208.[1]
The environs of Long Bredy have some
Kingston Russell
house, a 17th-century mansion.
Bottle Knap Cottage, owned by the National Trust, is a Grade II listed building.[3] In May 2013 human skeletal remains were discovered near the cottage[4] which dated back to approximately 800 to 600 BC, according to radiocarbon dating. Martin Papworth, an archaeologist with the National Trust, said, "The remains are of three teenage or young adults, probably crouched, are all from around the period when the first iron was being used in this country. No other burials in Dorset have been identified from this time."[5]
Notable people
- George Richards (died 1746) Member of Parliament for Bridport was born in Long Bredy.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b "Area: Long Bredy (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ C. J. Bailey (1982). "Extracts from C.J. Bailey's Book "The Bride Valley"". www.burtonbradstock.org.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Bottle Knap Cottage, Long Bredy, Dorset". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- ^ "Lacock". Archaeology National Trust SW.
- ^ "Ancient bones found in West Dorset dig are 'significant find'". Dorset Echo.
- ^ "RICHARDS, George (d.1746), of Long Bredy, nr. Bridport, Dorset. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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