Welcome to Sydling St. Nicholas
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
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.
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.
Education
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Business
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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.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Sydling St. Nicholas Parish.
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