Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset.
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12 Facts About Abbotsbury
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Coastline within the parish of Abbotsbury includes a section of 18-mile long Chesil Beach that is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.
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Abbotsbury is known for its swannery, subtropical gardens and surviving abbey buildings, including St Catherine's Chapel, a 14th-century pilgrimage chapel that stands on a hill between the village and the coast.
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Abbotsbury is connected to those towns by the B3157, which is the main road running through the village.
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In 1086, in the Domesday Book Abbotsbury was recorded as Abedesberie or Abodesberie; it had 62 households, 16 ploughlands, 32 acres of meadow and 2 mills.
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Abbotsbury Abbey existed for 500 years, but was destroyed in the dissolution, although the abbey barn survived.
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Abbotsbury was the location for a small Royal Observer Corps Bunker, it was located near to Abbotsbury Hill.
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In local government, Abbotsbury is governed by Dorset unitary authority at the highest tier, and Chesil Bank Group Parish Council at the lowest tier.
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In county council elections, Abbotsbury is in the Chickerell and Chesil Bank electoral division, one of 42 divisions that elect councillors to Dorset County Council.
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Abbotsbury has a village hall, called the Strangways Village Hall; it is run by the Strangways Hall Committee and is a registered charity and available for hire.
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