Place:Broadmayne, Dorset, England

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NameBroadmayne
Alt namesBroadmoignesource: Family History Library Catalog
Mainesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 93
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.667°N 2.383°W
Located inDorset, England
See alsoGeorge Hundred, Dorset, Englandhundred in which it was located
Dorchester Rural, Dorset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
West Dorset District, Dorset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2019
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Broadmayne (#3 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Dorset, England. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district, two miles southeast of the county town Dorchester. The A352 main road to Dorchester (from Sherborne) and Wareham passes through the village. In the UK census of 2001 the population of the village was 1,864, reducing to 1,204 at the UK census of 2011. There are two churches in the village, both of which were redesigned by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) who worked for an architect before he became a novelist. The parish church of St. Martin dates from the 13th century and has a notable south tower.

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Governance

Broadmayne was originally a parish in the George Hundred, one of the hundreds or early subdivisions of the county of Dorset. From 1894 until 1974 it was part of the Dorchester Rural District.

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, all urban and rural districts across England were abolished and counties were reorganized into metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts. Broadmayne joined the non-metropolitan West Dorset District.

Under the local government reforms adopted on 1 April 2019, West Dorset District was abolished, and the county of Dorset (excluding Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) became a single unitary authority. The area is now administered by Dorset Council.

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