Hilfield

Hilfield
Hilfield
	St Nicholas Church, Hilfield
	Hilfield Location within Dorset
Population	50
OS grid reference	ST634050
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Shire county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′36″N 2°31′16″W / 50.8434°N 2.5211°W

Hilfield is a small, scattered village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs 7 miles (11 km) south of Sherborne. Dorset County Council's 2013 estimate of the parish population is 50.^[1]

Hilfield parish church, dedicated to St Nicholas, has late 13th- or early 14th-century origins, though the present building dates from the 15th century and was substantially altered in 1848.^[2] It has wooden parquet flooring, notable carved bench ends—possibly moved from Cerne Abbey^[3] and thought to be Flemish but of unknown age—and the pulpit and seating have 16th-century panelling. It is one of the smallest English parish churches.^[4]

Hilfield Friary is a faith-based community centred on Franciscan brothers of the Anglican Society of St Francis. The Hilfield community is made up of Franciscan Brothers and others who join them; the community encourages environmental sustainability within the Franciscan ethos of peace, faith and justice.^[5]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ "Church of St Nicholas, Hilfield". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 10.
^ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 71–2. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
^ "The Hilfield Project". BBC. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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[dcc-1] "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[2] "Church of St Nicholas, Hilfield". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

[3] West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 10.

[4] Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 71–2. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.

[5] "The Hilfield Project". BBC. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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Hilfield
St Nicholas Church, Hilfield
Hilfield Location within Dorset
Population	50 ^[1]
OS grid reference	ST634050
Unitary authority	Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western

List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′36″N 2°31′16″W / 50.8434°N 2.5211°W / 50.8434; -2.5211