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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Fifehead Neville

  

Fifehead Neville Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Fifehead Neville

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Fifehead Neville history

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Roman remains of two wings of a Roman villa were found in 1880 and 1903. The Domesday Book records that in 1086 the estate of Fifehead Neville had eight households and was part of Pimperne Hundred. Crossing the Divelish is an old packhorse bridge that has two pointed arches and is probably medieval.

Fifehead Neville toponymy

The first part of the name Fifehead Neville derives from the Old English fīf and hīd, meaning ‘(estate of) five hides of land’ It was recorded as Fifhide in the Domesday Book of 1086. The second part derives from de Neville family who were here in the 13th century.

Fifehead Neville geography / climate

Fifehead Neville parish is in the North Dorset administrative district in the Blackmore Vale, sited next to the River Divelish. The underlying geology is mostly Corallian Limestone, with a small amount of Kimmeridge clay in the east and some Oxford clay at Deadmoor Common in the west.

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19 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Fifehead Neville places to visit

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Fifehead Neville has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Fifehead Neville’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Fifehead Neville’s information audio spots:

Banbury Hill Banbury Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort, about 1.25 miles (2.0 km) south of Sturminster Newton and 1.6 km north-west of the village of Okeford Fitzpaine in Dorset. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

St Aldhelm’s Church, Belchalwell St Aldhelm’s Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Belchalwell, Dorset. The oldest parts of the church are of the 12th century; much of the building is of the 15th century.

Church of St Eustace, Ibberton The Parish Church of St Eustace is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in Ibberton, Dorset. It stands to the south of the village, on a steep hillside. The parish is part of the Benefice of Hazelbury Bryan and the Hillside Parishes.

Girdlers Coppice Girdlers Coppice is a nature reserve of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. It is adjacent to the larger Piddles Wood to the south (across the A357) and bordered by the River Stour to the north. Access is across fields from the car park for Fiddleford Manor.

Sturminster Newton Castle Sturminster Newton Castle is a site consisting of the remains of a medieval manor house within an Iron Age hillfort. The ruins are privately owned.

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