Hilfield

Village and civil parish in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Hilfield

St Nicholas Church, Hilfield

Hilfield

Location within Dorset

Population| 50 [1]
OS grid reference| ST634050
Unitary authority|

* Dorset

Ceremonial county|

* Dorset

Region|

* South West

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

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50°50′36″N 2°31′16″W﻿ / ﻿50.8434°N 2.5211°W﻿ / 50.8434; -2.5211

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

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1. ^ a b "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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Ceremonial county of Dorset

Unitary authorities|

* Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (areas and suburbs)
* Dorset

Major settlements
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* Beaminster
* Blandford Forum
* Bournemouth
* Bridport
* Broadstone
* Chickerell
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* Corfe Mullen
* Dorchester
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* Shaftesbury
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* Stalbridge
* Sturminster Newton
* Swanage
* Upton
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* Weymouth
* Wimborne Minster
See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset

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* Asker
* Avon
* Axe
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* Bride
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* Cerne
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