Place:Frampton, Dorset, England

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NameFrampton
Alt namesSouthoversource: from redirect
Frantonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.75°N 2.517°W
Located inDorset, England
See alsoFrampton Liberty, Dorset, Englandancient division to which it belonged
Dorchester Rural, Dorset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
West Dorset District, Dorset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2019
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Frampton (#9 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset District administrative district approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in the Frome valley among chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The village's name is a derivation from "Frome Town".

The A356 main road and the Heart of Wessex railway line run through the village; the nearest railway station is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) away at Maiden Newton. In the UK census of 2011 the parish had a population of 524. Frampton was once the centre of a Liberty of the same name.

In 1704 Robert Browne built Frampton Court in the vicinity of the village. The site was where there had at one time been a cell of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen, Normandy. Many of the cottages in the village were part of the estate. Around 1840 the owner of Frampton Court demolished many houses in the village (on the south side of the main road) and replaced them with trees, to improve the view from his house. Today the legacy of the Frampton Court and its park is the well-wooded valley around the village, with most of the houses in the village lying to the north of the main road. Frampton Court itself was demolished in 1935.

In the nineteenth century the Game Laws, which govern English field sports, were drafted at Frampton Court.

Frampton includes the small hamlet of Southover on the south side of the river. This previously comprised two farms—Southover Farm and Longlands Farm and accompanying labourers' cottages, plus a large private house with tiered gardens and an orchard. Today the agricultural basis of Southover has declined and most of the cottages and houses are in private hands.

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Governance

From 1894 until 1974 Frampton parish was part of the Dorchester Rural District.

In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, all urban and rural districts across England were abolished and counties were reorganized into metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts. Dorchester Rural District joined the non-metropolitan West Dorset District.

Under the local government reforms adopted on 1 April 2019, West Dorset Dorset District was abolished, and the county of Dorset (excluding Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) became a single unitary authority. The area is now administered by Dorset Council.

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