# Halstock

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Village in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England

Halstock Parish church of St Juthware and St Mary Halstock Location within Dorset Population 546 [1] OS grid reference ST538080 Unitary authority Dorset Ceremonial county Dorset Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town YEOVIL Postcode district BA22 Dialling code 01935 Police Dorset Fire Dorset and Wiltshire Ambulance South Western UK Parliament West Dorset List of places UK England Dorset 50°52′07″N 2°39′20″W / 50.8687°N 2.6555°W / 50.8687; -2.6555

**Halstock** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_England) in the [county](/source/English_county) of [Dorset](/source/Dorset) in southern England, situated approximately five miles (8.0 km) south of [Yeovil](/source/Yeovil) in [Somerset](/source/Somerset). It lies on the route of the ancient [Harrow Way](/source/Harrow_Way).[2] In the [2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the parish had a population of 546.[1]

Halstock formerly constituted a [liberty](/source/Liberty_(division)), containing only the parish itself. It was the site of the martyrdom of Saint [Juthwara](/source/Juthwara) (Juthware),[3] and a [Romano-British](/source/Romano-British) Villa excavated between 1967 and 1985.[4][5]

The village formerly had two [inns](/source/Inn), "The New Inn" (New Inn Farm), which closed in the late 1950s,[6] and the unusually named "The Quiet Woman" (usually taken as a reference to St Juthware)

In July 2012, Halstock's [Parish church](/source/Parish_church) of [St Mary](/source/St_Mary) was rededicated by the [Bishop of Sherborne](/source/Bishop_of_Sherborne_(modern)) to become "St Juthware and St Mary", in recognition of the local tradition. Much of the church was rebuilt in 1770, with only the 15th-century west tower not being affected. The [nave](/source/Nave) and [chancel](/source/Chancel) were rebuilt again on separate dates in the 19th century.[7]

Halstock lies within an [electoral ward](/source/Electoral_ward) of the same name, which also contains several nearby parishes including [Corscombe](/source/Corscombe), [Evershot](/source/Evershot) and [Hilfield](/source/Hilfield). The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,848.[8] This ward is one of 32 that comprise the [West Dorset parliamentary constituency](/source/West_Dorset_(UK_Parliament_constituency)).

## See also

- [List of liberties in Dorset](/source/List_of_liberties_in_Dorset)

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ONS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ONS_1-1) ["Area: Halstock (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124144&c=Halstock&d=16&e=62&g=6418476&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1391248295957&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). Retrieved 1 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELemmey19842_2-0)** [Lemmey (1984)](#CITEREFLemmey1984), p. 2

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELemmey19848–11_3-0)** [Lemmey (1984)](#CITEREFLemmey1984), pp. 8–11

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELemmey19842–6_4-0)** [Lemmey (1984)](#CITEREFLemmey1984), pp. 2–6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELucas1993_5-0)** [Lucas (1993)](#CITEREFLucas1993)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELemmey198447_6-0)** [Lemmey (1984)](#CITEREFLemmey1984), p. 47

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["'Halstock', An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1: West (1952), pp. 121–122"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127232). *British History Online*. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Halstock"](http://www.ukcensusdata.com/halstock-e05003756#sthash.GMrw9ss2.dpbs). ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

## References

- Lemmey, Pam (1984), *A History of Halstock*, P.R. Lemmey, Liberty Farm, Halstock, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-951-2063-0-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-951-2063-0-3)

- Lucas, R.N. (1993), *The Romano-British villa at Halstock, Dorset Excavations 1967-1985 (Monograph Series:No.13)*, Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900341-37-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900341-37-8)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Halstock](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Halstock).

- [Corscombe & Halstock village website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090402153605/http://www.corscombevillage.co.uk/)

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