Arne, Dorset
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 Arne
Arne shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 1,297 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SY972881 |
| – London | 121 miles (195 km) |
| Civil parish | Arne |
| District | Purbeck |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAREHAM |
| Postcode district | BH20 |
| Dialling code | 01929 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | South Dorset |
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Arne is a village and civil parish in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England; situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wareham. The local travel links are located at Wareham railway station. Bournemouth International Airport is 11 miles (18 km) away. The main road through the village is Arne Road connecting Arne to Wareham. The village is situated on the Arne Peninsula, which protrudes into Poole Harbour opposite the town of Poole.
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History
Evidence of prehistoric human activity within the civil parish consists of 19 barrows and the remains of 4 linear dykes.[2] [3] The most significant of the barrows is the 'King's Barrow' at Stoborough, which probably dates from the Early Bronze Age.[2] The dykes are on Worgret Heath; they are undated but analogy with similar structures elsewhere suggests Romano-British origins.[3] In the Roman period there was also a salt industry of significant size on the shore of Poole Harbour.[2]
Arne village is not recorded in the Domesday Book. The earliest record of the village is from 1285, though the parish church, which consists of a single-cell chancel and nave, dates from around 1200, and has not been substantially altered since, though it was restored in the 19th century and in 1952.[2]
In medieval times the parish of Arne was much smaller; it covered 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) on the Arne peninsula and adjacent heathland. In the late 19th century it was expanded to include the two parts of Wareham Holy Trinity parish that separately covered Stoborough and Middlebere, and the part of Wareham Lady St Mary parish that covered Worgret, resulting in Arne parish more than doubling in size.[2]
Geography
Besides the village and peninsula of Arne, the civil parish includes a significant area to the west of Arne and south and west of Wareham, including the villages of Ridge, Stoborough, Stoborough Green and Worgret, and has an area of 6,500 acres (26 km2).[2]
Demography
At the time of the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,297.[1]
Governance
Arne parish forms part of the Purbeck local government district.[4][5][6] It forms the majority of the population of Creech Barrow electoral ward, which extends to the English Channel at Kimmeridge. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 1,764.[7]
Bird reserve
Arne is well known for the Arne RSPB reserve (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), which is adjacent to the village. It also lies within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
References
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Gallery
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2010-04-04 Schulhaus in Arne.jpg
The old School House
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2010-04-07-St. Nicolas Church Arne inside.jpg
View inside the church
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2010-07-04 Orgel St. Nicolas Church Arne.jpg
The Organ in the church
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
