Welcome to Sydling St. Nicholas

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Introduction

Sydling St Nicholas is a village and civil parish in Dorset within southwest England. The parish is 5 to 9 miles (8.0 to 14.5 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester and covers most of the valley of the small Sydling Water in the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. The parish has an area of 2,075 hectares (5,130 acres) and includes the hamlet of Up Sydling in the north. Sydling St Nicholas village was recorded in the 11th-century Domesday Book, though evidence of much earlier human occupation has been found in the surrounding area. Over the last thousand years the village has been owned by Milton Abbey, Sir Francis Walsingham and Winchester College. The whole of Sydling St Nicholas parish lies within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In addition, parts of the parish lie within the Hog Cliff National Nature Reserve and the Cerne and Sydling Downs Special Area of Conservation. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 414.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area

2,075 hectares

Population

434 (2021)

Density

21 people/km2

Mean age

46.6

Ward

Chalk Valleys

District

West Dorset

Postcodes

DT2

ONS ID

E04003602


Council

Contact details for Sydling St. Nicholas Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.

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Education

View educational establishments in Sydling St. Nicholas Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.

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Business

Business directory listing local businesses operating within Sydling St. Nicholas Parish.

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Planning

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Property

Price paid data for all property sold in Sydling St. Nicholas Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.

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Heritage

Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Sydling St. Nicholas Parish.

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Local News

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Misery for Piddle Valley residents over 24-hour river pumping

Published: 2nd Jan 2024

'West Dorset deserves better', says Lib Dem candidate after sewage pollution data revealed

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'West Dorset deserves better', says Lib Dem candidate after sewage pollution data revealed

Published: 9th Apr 2023

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Dorset turned into winter wonderland as snow falls across county

Published: 18th Jan 2023