Grimstone

For the fictional character, see Grimstone (Transformers).
Grimstone

The Royal Yeoman public house
Grimstone
 Grimstone shown within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY639941
Civil parishStratton
DistrictWest Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Dorchester
Postcode district DT2
Dialling code 01305
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentWest Dorset
WebsiteStratton Dorset
List of places
UK
England
Dorset

Coordinates: 50°44′N 2°31′W / 50.73°N 2.52°W / 50.73; -2.52

Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset.

The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.

Grimstone's common lands were not enclosed until 1907.[1]

References

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  1. Taylor, Christopher (1982) [1975]. Fields in the English Landscape. Archaeology in the Field Series. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. p. 153. ISBN 0-460-02232-6.
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