Sutton Poyntz (liberty) explained

50.623°N -2.505°WSutton Poyntz Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:

• Chickerell (part)
• Preston
• Stockwood

Sutton Poyntz is also a small and ill-defined village which forms a northern extension to the larger village of Preston. It lies in a small enclosed valley beneath the Osmington White Horse, a local landmark.

See also

• List of liberties in Dorset

Sources

• Boswell, Edward, 1833: The Civil Division of the County of Dorset (published on CD by Archive CD Books Ltd, 1992)
• Hutchins, John, History of Dorset, vols 1-4 (3rd ed 1861–70; reprinted by EP Publishing, Wakefield, 1973)
• Mills, A D, 1977, 1980, 1989: Place Names of Dorset, parts 1–3. English Place Name Society: Survey of English Place Names vols LII, LIII and 59/60

External links

• Sutton Poyntz local history