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Melcombe Horsey
Civil parish in Dorset, England

Melcombe Horsey

Melcombe Horsey is a civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England.

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It contains the small settlements of Melcombe Bingham, Bingham's Melcombe and Higher Melcombe, the last being the site of the deserted village of Melcombe Horsey. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 141.

How locals move

Getting around Melcombe Horsey the local way

  • Get inThere are ferries from Jersey, Guernsey, Cherbourg, France, to Poole and Weymouth run by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries.

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