BROADWINDSOR PARISH

Introduction

Broadwindsor ( ) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Beaminster. Broadwindsor was formerly a liberty, containing only the parish itself. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 1,320. In the 2011 census the population of the parish, combined with that of the small parish of Seaborough to the north, was 1,378.The parish church is principally Perpendicular in style, though it has origins in the 12th and 13th centuries, and was rebuilt in 1868. Thomas Fuller, who wrote The Worthies of England and The History of the Holy Warre, preached here between 1634 and 1650.King Charles II stayed the night in the village on 23 September 1651, after his flight from the Battle of Worcester.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	2,815 hectares
Population	1,009 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	36 people/km²
Mean age	49.3
Ward	Marshwood Vale
District	West Dorset
Postcodes	DT6, DT8, TA18, TA20
ONS ID	E04003509