Dorsington

Dorsington is a civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, England. Dorsington was in Gloucestershire until it was transferred to Warwickshire in 1931.[1] It is located 2¾ miles West of Milcote railway station.[2] Dorsington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Dorsitone / Dorsintune.[3] In 2001 it had a population of 138 of which 64 were males and 74 were females and were living in 49 houses,[4] the population increased to 150 at the 2011 census.[5]

The parish church of St Peter's is a Grade II* listed building built in 1764–68.[6]

References

6. Reinarz, Jonathan, A History of Dorsington (London: Noctua Press, 1996).

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Coordinates: 52°8′44″N 1°48′31″W / 52.14556°N 1.80861°W / 52.14556; -1.80861

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