Place:Warmwell, Dorset, England

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NameWarmwell
Alt namesWarmemoillesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 96
Warmwellesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 96
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates50.667°N 2.333°W
Located inDorset, England
See alsoWinfrith 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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Warmwell (#23 on map) is a civil parish and a village in Dorset, England, situated on the B3390 road about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Dorchester. In 2013 the population of the parish as estimated by Dorset Council was 80.

Warmwell contains several historic buildings, including a Jacobean manor house, and from May 1937 it was the home of RAF Station Woodsford airfield (later renamed RAF Warmwell).

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Governance

Warmwell was originally a parish in the Winfrith 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. Warmwell joined the non-metropolitan West Dorset District.

Under another set of 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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