Welcome to Burstock
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Burstock is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Crewkerne. In the 2011 census the parish had 59 dwellings, 49 households and a population of 120.In 1086 Burstock was recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Bureuuinestoch', meaning a farm ('stoc') owned by either 'Burgwine' (a man) or 'Burgwynn' (a woman). It had 12 households, 8 acres of meadow and 3 ploughlands. It was in Whitchurch Canonicorum Hundred, the lord was William Malbank and the tenant-in-chief was Earl Hugh of Chester.Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid 16th century, Burstock was closely associated with the Cistercian monks at nearby Forde Abbey; at Whetham, in the north of the parish, the abbey developed a mill, and in 1316 the Abbot became Burstock's lord of the manor.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
376 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
132 (2021) |
Density |
35 people/km2 |
Mean age |
51.2 |
Ward |
Marshwood Vale |
District |
West Dorset |
Postcodes |
DT8 |
ONS ID |
E04003512 |
Council
Contact details for Burstock Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
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Planning
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Property
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Heritage
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