Silton
| Silton | |
 Parish church of St Nicholas, Silton |
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  Silton |
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| Population | 123 |
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| OS grid reference | ST783293 |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Ceremonial county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 2°18′46″W / 51.0631°N 2.3127°W
Silton is a small village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Gillingham. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 57 households and a population of 123.[1]
In 1086 Silton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Seltone;[2] it had 16 households, 11.5 ploughlands, 28 acres (11 ha) of meadow and 4 mills. It was in the hundred of Gillingham and the tenant-in-chief was William of Falaise.[3] This original settlement was near the church, on a low ridge between the River Stour and a minor tributary to the southwest.[4]
Silton was for many years the country residence of Sir Hugh Wyndham (1602-1684), whose memorial by the sculptor Jan van Nost is in the parish church of St Nicholas.
References
- ↑ "Area: Silton (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dorset S–Z". The Domesday Book Online. domesdaybook.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Place: Silton". Open Domesday. domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "'Silton', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 4, North (London, 1972), pp. 76-79". British History Online. University of London. 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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