Human settlement in England
| Hermitage | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Mary | |
  HermitageLocation within Dorset | |
| Population | 70 |
| OS grid reference | ST647069 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| 50°51′32″N 2°30′14″W / 50.859°N 2.504°W / 50.859; -2.504 | |
Hermitage is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the town of Sherborne. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 70.
Augustinian monks once had a hermitage here (also known as the Blackmoor Priory Hermitage), whence the name of the village, but they abandoned the site in the 14th or 15th century. The Lady's Well which they used still remains, on the edge of woodland a short distance from the village.
Notes
- ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
- West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 10.
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