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Hooke, Dorset

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Population
  
157

Region
  
Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:41 PM

District
  
West Dorset

OS grid reference
  
ST537001

Country
  
Police
  
Shire county
  
Hooke, Dorset

Weather
  
13°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 78% Humidity

Hooke is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the town of Bridport. It is sited in the valley of the short River Hooke, a tributary of the River Frome, amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 157. Rampisham Down, the hill immediately northeast of the village, is the site of a transmitter station operated by VT Communications, broadcasting long-range radio signals for clients including BBC World Service. The outskirts of the village are home to Hooke Court and its surrounding parklands. Originally built in 1407 by Humphrey Stafford, the Court was extended in 1609 by the Marquis of Winchester.

Map of Hooke, UK

To the southwest of the village are Warren Hill and the woods of Hooke Park on its western flanks.

References

Hooke, Dorset Wikipedia


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