Dorsington

Dorsington is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. Dorsington was in Gloucestershire until 1931, when it was transferred to Warwickshire.[1] It is located 2¾ miles west of Milcote railway station.[2]

Dorsington
Dorsington
Location within Warwickshire
Population138 (2001)
Civil parish
  • Dorsington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStratford-upon-Avon
Postcode districtCV37
Dialling code01789
UK Parliament

The place-name 'Dorsington' is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 710, where it appears as Dorsintone. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Dorsintune. The name means 'the town or settlement of Deorsige's people'.[3]

In 2001, it had a population of 138 (64 males; 74 females; living in 49 houses).[4] By the 2011 census, the population had increased to 150.[5]

The parish church of St Peter's is a Grade II* listed building built in 1764–1768.[6]

Dorsington was the original centre of the Heart of England Forest, begun by the businessman and philanthropist Felix Dennis.

References
  1. GENUKI. "Genuki: Dorsington, Gloucestershire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "History of Dorsington, in Stratford on Avon and Gloucestershire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.148.
  4. "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Church of St Peter, Dorsington, Warwickshire". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

Further reading

Jonathan., Reinarz, (1996). A History of Dorsington. Lane, Joan. London: Noctua. ISBN 0-952-83850-8



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