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Chickerell
Chickerell is a town and parish in south Dorset, England, situated 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Weymouth. In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 6,283. The parish includes the Charlestown neighbourhood and Buckland Ripers hamlet.
Although Roman remains have been found, indicating that there has been settlement in the area for many years, as a modern town, Chickerell is recent and one of Dorset's newest towns. Chickerell has seen much development over the last twenty years.
The parish of Chickerell has to the west the Fleet Lagoon, East Fleet and Langton Herring. To the north-west is Portesham, to the east Weymouth, and to the south the Isle of Portland. Chesil Beach runs alongside to the west of the village which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A major attraction in Chickerell is the Bennetts Water Gardens which is situated next to Chickerell Downs, a Woodland Trust wood. The Chickerell Rifle Range is also located close to the Fleet Lagoon, and is part of the Wyke Regis Training Area.
The Office for National Statistics define a Weymouth Built-up Area which includes Chickerell town.
At the lower tier of local government, Chickerell is a civil parish. Its parish council is Chickerell Town Council, which has ten councillors elected from two wards.
At the upper tier, Chickerell is in the Dorset unitary authority. Chickerell electoral ward elects 2 members to Dorset Council.
For elections to the UK Parliament, Chickerell is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency.
Historically, Chickerell was in Culliford Tree Hundred. It was part of Weymouth Rural District from 1894 to 1933, and Dorchester Rural District from 1933 to 1974. From 1974 to 2019, Chickerell was part of West Dorset district and returned three councillors for the district council, and one councillor for the Chickerell & Chesil Bank ward of Dorset County Council.
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Chickerell
Chickerell is a town and parish in south Dorset, England, situated 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Weymouth. In the 2021 census the parish had a population of 6,283. The parish includes the Charlestown neighbourhood and Buckland Ripers hamlet.
Although Roman remains have been found, indicating that there has been settlement in the area for many years, as a modern town, Chickerell is recent and one of Dorset's newest towns. Chickerell has seen much development over the last twenty years.
The parish of Chickerell has to the west the Fleet Lagoon, East Fleet and Langton Herring. To the north-west is Portesham, to the east Weymouth, and to the south the Isle of Portland. Chesil Beach runs alongside to the west of the village which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A major attraction in Chickerell is the Bennetts Water Gardens which is situated next to Chickerell Downs, a Woodland Trust wood. The Chickerell Rifle Range is also located close to the Fleet Lagoon, and is part of the Wyke Regis Training Area.
The Office for National Statistics define a Weymouth Built-up Area which includes Chickerell town.
At the lower tier of local government, Chickerell is a civil parish. Its parish council is Chickerell Town Council, which has ten councillors elected from two wards.
At the upper tier, Chickerell is in the Dorset unitary authority. Chickerell electoral ward elects 2 members to Dorset Council.
For elections to the UK Parliament, Chickerell is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency.
Historically, Chickerell was in Culliford Tree Hundred. It was part of Weymouth Rural District from 1894 to 1933, and Dorchester Rural District from 1933 to 1974. From 1974 to 2019, Chickerell was part of West Dorset district and returned three councillors for the district council, and one councillor for the Chickerell & Chesil Bank ward of Dorset County Council.