# Corscombe

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Village and civil parish in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Corscombe Corscombe village Corscombe Location within Dorset Population 445 [1] OS grid reference ST518053 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Dorchester Postcode district DT2 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset Website corscombe.org.uk List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′47″N 2°41′11″W / 50.8465°N 2.6864°W / 50.8465; -2.6864

**Corscombe** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [English](/source/England) county of [Dorset](/source/Dorset), in the [Dorset Council](/source/Dorset_(unitary_authority)) administrative area. The parish includes the small settlements of Benville and [Toller Whelme](/source/Toller_Whelme) to the south and in the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) had a [population](/source/Population_(human_biology)) of 445.[1]

Corscombe village is sited "into hollows and along sunken lanes"[2] on the northern scarp slope of the [Dorset Downs](/source/Dorset_Downs), approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-south-west from the town of [Yeovil](/source/Yeovil) in [Somerset](/source/Somerset). Evidence of early human occupation within the parish includes [lynchets](/source/Lynchet) and, south of the village, three [standing stones](/source/Menhir).[3]

On the higher ground in the village stands the 15th-century parish church of St. Mary, which was restored in 1875–7.[2] In 1905 [Sir Frederick Treves](/source/Sir_Frederick_Treves%2C_1st_Baronet) described the church as a "handsome building" with an "exceedingly fine" situation.[4] Nearby Corscombe Court dates from the 13th century and is partially surrounded by a moat. It has a 15th-century tithe barn which was once used by the monks of [Sherborne Abbey](/source/Sherborne_Abbey).[5]

About 2 kilometres to the south of Corscombe village, across the A356, is [Toller Down](/source/Toller_Down), one of the highest hills in Dorset, with good views of the surrounding countryside.

The musician [Polly Jean Harvey](/source/Polly_Jean_Harvey) is a former resident.[6]

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ONS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ONS_1-1) ["Area: Corscombe (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161021055809/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122325&c=Corscombe&d=16&e=62&g=6418473&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1390581560812&enc=1). [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Archived from [the original](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122325&c=Corscombe&d=16&e=62&g=6418473&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1390581560812&enc=1) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gant_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gant_2-1) Gant, R., *Dorset Villages*, Hale, 1980, p105

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["'Corscombe', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West (1952), pp. 105-108"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127223). *British History Online*. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Treves, Sir F., *Highways and Byways in Dorset*, Macmillan, 1905, p286

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** West Dorset District Council, *Holiday and tourist guide*, c.1983, p6

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Blanchard, James R. (17 December 2009). [*PJ Harvey: Siren Rising*](https://books.google.com/books?id=EltPXo7RdigC&dq=harvey+corscombe+arrived&pg=PT14). Omnibus Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780857121103](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780857121103). Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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