Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, 6 miles (10 kilometres) east of Yeovil. The parish includes the hamlets of Nether Coombe and Lower Clatcombe. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. In the 2011 census the population of Sherborne parish and the two electoral wards was 9,523. 28.7% of the population is aged 65 or older.
| Sherborne | |
|---|---|
| Market town | |
Sherborne Abbey | |
Sherborne Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 10,365 (2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | ST638165 |
| • London | 124 mi (200 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sherborne |
| Postcode district | DT9 |
| Dialling code | 01935 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Arms of Sherborne Town Council | |
|---|---|
| Crest | Out of an Ancient Crown Or a double headed and twin-tailed Wyvern displayed Argent armed and langued Gules. |
| Torse | Argent and Azure |
| Blazon | Azure a Cross triparted and fretted Argent between four Double Roses Gules on Argent en soliel barbed and seeded Gold. |
| Supporters | On either side a Griffin segreant reguardant the aquiline parts Argent beaked and gorged with an Ancient Crown Or the leonine parts also Or armed and langued Gules. |
| Motto | Soli Deo Honor Et Gloria (To God Alone Be Honour And Glory) |
| Badge | A Crozier Or enfiling a Tower with a portal Argent. |
| Registered 1986 | |
Sherborne's historic buildings include Sherborne Abbey, its manor house, independent schools, and two castles: the ruins of a 12th-century fortified palace and the 16th-century mansion known as Sherborne Castle built by Sir Walter Raleigh. Much of the old town, including the abbey and many medieval and Georgian buildings, is built from distinctive ochre-coloured ham stone.
The town is served by Sherborne railway station.