Grimstone, Dorset Explained

Official Name:Grimstone
Static Image:GrimstoneRoyalYeoman.JPG
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:The Royal Yeoman public house
Coordinates:50.73°N -2.52°W
Os Grid Reference:SY639941
Label Position:left
Map Type:Dorset
Civil Parish:Stratton
Unitary England:Dorset
Shire County:Dorset
Region:South West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:West Dorset
Post Town:Dorchester
Postcode District:DT2
Postcode Area:DT
Dial Code:01305
Website:Stratton Dorset

Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset.

The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.

The hamlet is the home of Manor Foods, a catering company located at Manor Farm.[1]

Grimstone's common lands were not enclosed until 1907.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rogers, Joseph. A Spectrum Of Settlements. Blurb Inc. 2016. 9781364234751. 202.
  2. Book: Taylor, Christopher . Fields in the English Landscape . Archaeology in the Field Series . 1975 . 1982 . J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd . London . 0-460-02232-6 . 153.