Duntish

Human settlement in England

Duntish

Entrance sign to Duntish

Duntish village

Duntish

Location within Dorset

Civil parish|

* Buckland Newton

Unitary authority|

* Dorset

Ceremonial county|

* Dorset

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Police| Dorset
Fire| Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance| South Western
UK Parliament|

* North Dorset

List of places

England
Dorset

50°51′20″N 2°26′10″W﻿ / ﻿50.855577°N 2.436095°W﻿ / 50.855577; -2.436095

Duntish is a village in the civil parish of Buckland Newton, in Dorset, England, in the Blackmore Vale region.

## History

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In the 19th century Duntish was a tithing in Buckland Newton parish.[1] In 1830, Duntish was at the centre of the Swing Riots in Dorset.[2]

Duntish Court was a country house demolished in 1965.[3] Roman relics were discovered on site.[4]

The village has a small church dating from the 13th century, St. Mary's, which is a Grade II listed building.[citation needed]

## Politics

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For UK general elections, Duntish is part of the North Dorset constituency.

Locally, Duntish is part of the Chalk Valleys ward for elections to Dorset Council. From 1974 to 2019 it was in West Dorset district.

## References

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1. ^ "Duntish, Dorset". The Genealogy Archives.
2. ^ "'Leave not a rack behind' | Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". Retrieved 22 October 2024.
3. ^ Gardens (en), Parks and (31 December 1759). "Duntish Court - Buckland Newton". Parks & Gardens. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
4. ^ "Buckland Newton", in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 48-54. British History Online. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

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