Tarrant Rawston

Hamlet in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Tarrant Rawston is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is named after the River Tarrant which flows through the parish. It has a small church, built of flint and stone,^[1] which is situated within the garden of the neighbouring farmhouse.^[2] Surrounding the village are many pre-historic barrows. In 2013 the civil parish had an estimated population of 40.^[3]

References

1. The Buildings of England by John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner. Page 419. Published by Penguin Books 1972. Reprint 1975. ISBN 0-14-071044-2
2. Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
3. "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

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