Melcombe Horsey [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Melcombe Horsey
Melcombe Horsey is a civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It contains the small settlements of Melcombe Bingham, Bingham's Melcombe and Higher Melcombe, the last being the site of the deserted village of Melcombe Horsey. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 141.
Bingham's Melcombe is a medieval house. It takes its name from Robert Bingham who acquired the property through marriage in the 13th century. It remained in the Bingham family until 1895. The house is believed
the Ordnance Survey, at its southern end it merges into part of Melcombe Bingham.
Melcombe Horsey parish has an area of 2,151 acres. Its population in 1871 was 190 and in 1911 only 151. The parish church, St. Andrew's, is located at the southeastern edge of the parish and its records date to 1690.
See also.
Baron Bingham, of Melcombe Bingham