Dewlish

Coordinates: 50°47′00″N 2°19′15″W / 50.7832°N 2.3208°W / 50.7832; -2.3208

Dewlish is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of the county town Dorchester. The village is sited in the valley of the small Devil's Brook among the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs; the parish covers about 2,100 acres (850 ha) and extends west to include part of the valley of the small Cheselbourne stream, and east to include a dry valley at Dennet's Bottom. The surrounding area is part of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 284.

In the 19th century the remains of two prehistoric mammoths, dating from about one million years BC, were found in the hillside above the village; two of the tusks were taken to the county museum at Dorchester.

In 1740 the tessellated pavement of a Roman villa was discovered in the village.

Dewlish (liberty)

Coordinates: 50°46′59″N 2°19′09″W / 50.7831°N 2.3191°W / 50.7831; -2.3191 Dewlish Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:

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