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described Motcombe as "a hamlet of gardens at the foot of the hill" and wrote of the village houses that they "are facing all ways, as if they were shy of the road or were undecided which way to turn." The parish church of St Mary was rebuilt in 1846, although its font dates from
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On the south-west edge of the village is Motcombe Park. Within the park is Motcombe House, built in 1893 in
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to the west. The ward's population in the 2011 census was 3,216. The nearest railway station is at
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the parish had 611 dwellings, 564 households and a population of 1,474.
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Motcombe is located in Dorset
Dorset
2011
OS grid reference
ST8526
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Dorset
Ceremonial county
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SP7
Dialling code
Police
Dorset
Fire
Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance
South Western
UK Parliament
North Dorset
UK
England

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