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Askerswell

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Askerswell is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. [1]

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  1. 39 relations: A35 road, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chilcombe, Chris Loder, Civil parish, Conservative Party (UK), Counties of England, Domesday Book, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorset, Dorset (district), Eggardon Hill, Eggerton Hundred, English Heritage, Exeter Airport, Hillfort, Iron Age, Listed building, Litton Cheney, Loders, Maiden Newton railway station, Member of parliament, Office for National Statistics, Ordnance Survey, Parish council (England), Parish meeting, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Powerstock, River Asker, Shipton Gorge, Tavistock Abbey, Tenant-in-chief, Thomas Talbot Bury, Vikings, Village hall, Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, West Compton, Dorset, West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency), 2011 United Kingdom census.

A35 road

The A35 is a major road in southern England, connecting Honiton in Devon and Southampton in Hampshire.

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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB;, AHNE) is one of 46 areas of countryside in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.

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Chilcombe

Chilcombe is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about east of Bridport and west of the county town, Dorchester.

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Chris Loder

Christopher Lionel John Loder (born 5 September 1981) Is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dorset from 2019 to 2024.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Counties of England

The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of King William the Conqueror.

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Dorchester, Dorset

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Dorset (district)

Dorset is a unitary authority area, existing since 1 April 2019, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.

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Eggardon Hill

Eggardon Hill is a prehistoric hillfort on a hill in Dorset, England.

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Eggerton Hundred

Eggerton Hundred or Eggardon Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.

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Exeter Airport

Exeter Airport, formerly Exeter International Airport, is an international airport located at Clyst Honiton in East Devon, close to the city of Exeter and within the county of Devon, South West England.

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Hillfort

A hillfort is a type of fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Litton Cheney

Litton Cheney is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in south-west England. Askerswell and Litton Cheney are villages in Dorset.

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Loders

Loders is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. Askerswell and Loders are villages in Dorset.

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Maiden Newton railway station

Maiden Newton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Maiden Newton in Dorset, England.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Parish council (England)

A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government.

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Parish meeting

A parish meeting is a meeting all the electors in a civil parish in England are entitled to attend.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Powerstock

Powerstock is a village and civil parish in south west Dorset, England, situated in a steep valley on the edge of the Dorset Downs, north-east of the market town of Bridport. Askerswell and Powerstock are villages in Dorset.

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River Asker

The River Asker is a small river in Dorset, England.

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Shipton Gorge

Shipton Gorge is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, east of Bridport. Askerswell and Shipton Gorge are villages in Dorset.

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Tavistock Abbey

Tavistock Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon, is a ruined Benedictine abbey in Tavistock, Devon.

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Tenant-in-chief

In medieval and early modern Europe, a tenant-in-chief (or vassal-in-chief) was a person who held his lands under various forms of feudal land tenure directly from the king or territorial prince to whom he did homage, as opposed to holding them from another nobleman or senior member of the clergy.

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Thomas Talbot Bury

Thomas Talbot Bury (26 November 1809 – 23 February 1877) was a British architect and lithographer.

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Vikings

Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.

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Village hall

A village hall is a public building in a rural or suburban community which functions as a community centre without a religious affiliation.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.

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West Compton, Dorset

West Compton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset, England. Askerswell and West Compton, Dorset are villages in Dorset.

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West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)

West Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Edward Morello, a Liberal Democrat.

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2011 United Kingdom census

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askerswell

Also known as Askerswell, Dorset, Askerwell.