Place:Frome Vauchurch, Dorset, England

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NameFrome Vauchurch
Alt namesFroome-Vauchurchsource: Family History Library Catalog
Lower Frome Vauchurchsource: hamlet in parish
Tollerfordsource: hamlet in parish
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.773°N 2.57°W
Located inDorset, England
See alsoTollerford Hundred, Dorset, Englandhundred in which the parish was located
Dorchester Rural, Dorset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
West Dorset District, Dorset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2019
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Frome Vauchurch (#10 on map) is a parish in the county of Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset District administrative district approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It includes the hamlets of Frome Vauchurch, Lower Frome Vauchurch and Tollerford and is sited in the Frome valley amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The parish is adjacent to the village of Maiden Newton, with which the parish's hamlets are virtually contiguous. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 160.

The Parish Church of St Francis is originally 12th century but was substantially rebuilt in the 17th century and restored in c.1879, and is a Grade II* listed building.

Some sources spell the parish name as Froome-Vauchurch.

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Governance

Frome Vauchurch was originally a parish in the Tollerford Hundred, one of the hundreds or early subdivisions of the county of Dorset. From 1894 until 1974 it 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. Frome Vauchurch joined the non-metropolitan West Dorset District.

Under the local government reforms adopted on 1 April 2019, West 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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