Melbury Sampford

Melbury Sampford
Melbury Sampford
	Melbury Sampford Location within Dorset
Area	4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population	33 (2001 census)
• Density	8/km2 (21/sq mi)
Civil parish	Melbury Sampford;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Shire county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°51′11″N 2°36′18″W / 50.852962°N 2.6051227°W

Melbury Sampford is a village and civil parish 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Dorchester,^[1] in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 33.^[2] The parish touches East Chelborough, Evershot, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond and Stockwood.^[3]

Features

There are 12 listed buildings in Melbury Sampford.^[4] There is a church called St Mary next to Melbury House.^[5]

The name "Melbury" may mean 'Multi-coloured fortification',^[6] the "Sampford" part from the Saunford family.^[7]

^ "Distance from Melbury Sampford [50.851976, 2.602]". GENUKI. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ Neighbourhood Statistics
^ "Melbury Sampford". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Listed buildings in Melbury Sampford, West Dorset, Dorset". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "St Mary's, Melbury Sampford". Melbury Team. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Melbury Sampford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Melbury Sampford". Dorset OPC. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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