Place:Long Bredy, Dorset, England

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NameLong Bredy
Alt namesLangebridesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
Langebridiasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.7°N 2.617°W
Located inDorset, England
See alsoEggerton Hundred, Dorset, Englandhundred in which it was located
Dorchester Rural, Dorset, Englandrural district 1894-1974
West Dorset District, Dorset, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2019
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Long Bredy (#13 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset District approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in the valley of the small River Bride, beneath chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 208.

The village itself is thought to have been established around the 9th century, and in 1086 was recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Langebride', which would have been pronounced 'Langabridda'. To the east of the village in the parish of Kingston Russell is Kingston Russell House, a 17th-century mansion.

Image:Dorchester RD 1900 small.png

Governance

Long Bredy was originally a parish in the Eggerton 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. Dorchester 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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