Chilfrome

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Chilfrome
Parish church of the Holy Trinity
Chilfrome is located in Dorset
Chilfrome
Chilfrome
Location within Dorset
Population40 [1]
OS grid referenceSY587988
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
Dialling code01300
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°47′16″N 2°35′10″W / 50.7878°N 2.5862°W / 50.7878; -2.5862

Chilfrome (/ˈtʃɪlˌfruːm/) is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It lies in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area, approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is situated between the villages of Cattistock and Maiden Newton in the upper reaches of the Frome Valley in the Dorset Downs. Dorset County Council estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 40.[1]

The region served as a passing point by the Legio II Augusta during the Roman conquest of Britain. The Chilfrome Hoard was deposited in the town circa 47 AD, and was rediscovered by metal detectorists in 2021.[2]

The parish church dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* Listed Building.[3] It was largely restored in 1864, though it has a thirteenth-century chancel-arch, a partly fourteenth-century nave,[4] and windows dating from the fifteenth century.[5]

Three long-distance footpaths, the Wessex Ridgeway, the Macmillan Way and the Frome Valley Trail, all pass through the village.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The Chilfrome Hoard of Roman Silver Coins (Foreword) - Coins and Historical Medals (12 November 2025) | Noonans Mayfair". www.noonans.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  3. ^ "CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, Chilfrome - 1288702 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1:West". University of London & History of Parliament Trust (British History Online). 2013 [1952]. p. 98. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. ^ West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 6.
  6. ^ "LDWA Wessex Ridgeway". Long Distance Walkers Association. Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ^ "LDWA Macmillan Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ "LDWA Frome Valley Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.


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