Population 70 Region South West Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 9:53 AM District West Dorset | OS grid reference ST647069 Country England Police Dorset Shire county Dorset | |
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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. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 70.
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Map of Hermitage, UK
Augustinian monks once had a hermitage here, hence 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.
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Hermitage, Dorset Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA