Nether Cerne
Nether Cerne | ||
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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 | ||
Nether Cerne is a hamlet and
Nether Cerne is sited by the small River Cerne which rises near Minterne Magna 4 miles (6.4 km) to the north and runs in a narrow valley which is aligned roughly north-south. The Cerne Valley is one of several roughly parallel valleys which drain the dip slope of the Dorset Downs.
The settlement of Nether Cerne comprises a church and adjacent late 17th-century house, plus a few cottages.[2] In 1906 Sir Frederick Treves described the house and church as "ancient old cronies, still hobnobbing together".[3] All Saints Church was originally built from rubble and flint in the second half of the 13th century,[2] though it was restored in 1876[4] and has a 15th-century tower.[2] It is maintained by The Churches Conservation Trust (previously the Redundant Churches Fund).[2]
References
- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
- ^ Sir Frederick Treves (1906). Highways and Byways in Dorset. Macmillan & Co. Ltd. p. 339.
- ^ "Nether Cerne". Dorset OPC Project. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
External links
- Media related to Nether Cerne at Wikimedia Commons