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[[File:Stream, Ton Bridge – geograph.org.uk – 1690474.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Winterbourne (stream)|winterbourne]] stream linking the three villages]] |
[[File:Stream, Ton Bridge – geograph.org.uk – 1690474.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Winterbourne (stream)|winterbourne]] stream linking the three villages]] |
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”’Gussage”’ is a series of three villages in north [[Dorset]], [[England]], situated along the Gussage Stream, a tributary of the [[River Allen, Dorset|River Allen]] on [[Cranborne Chase]], {{cvt|8|mi}} north east of [[Blandford Forum]] and {{cvt|10|mi}} north of [[Wimborne]]. The stream runs through all three [[parish]]es: [[Gussage All Saints]], [[population]] 192, [[Gussage St Michael]], pop. 219 (in 2001) and [[Gussage St Andrew]], population unknown, but smaller than the other two villages. |
”’Gussage”’ is a series of three villages in north [[Dorset]], [[England]], situated along the Gussage Stream, a tributary of the [[River Allen, Dorset|River Allen]] on [[Cranborne Chase]], {{cvt|8|mi}} north east of [[Blandford Forum]] and {{cvt|10|mi}} north of [[Wimborne]]. The stream runs through all three [[parish]]es: [[Gussage All Saints]], [[population]] 192, [[Gussage St Michael]], pop. 219 (in 2001) and [[Gussage St Andrew]], population unknown, but smaller than the other two villages. |
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The earthworks on Gussage Down, to the east of the villages, including a large settlement enclosure with two banjo enclosures, three bowl barrows and parts of linear boundaries, a prehistoric field system and a cursus on Gussage Hill. Together they form a [[scheduled monument]].<ref>{{NHLE|grade=Scheduled Monument|desc=Earthworks on Gussage Down|num= 1002740 |date=8 January 1954}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 20 December 2025
Group of villages in Dorset, England
Gussage is a series of three villages in north Dorset, England, situated along the Gussage Stream, a tributary of the River Allen on Cranborne Chase, 8 mi (13 km) north east of Blandford Forum and 10 mi (16 km) north of Wimborne. The stream runs through all three parishes: Gussage All Saints, population 192, Gussage St Michael, pop. 219 (in 2001) and Gussage St Andrew, population unknown, but smaller than the other two villages.
The earthworks on Gussage Down, to the east of the villages, including a large settlement enclosure with two banjo enclosures, three bowl barrows and parts of linear boundaries, a prehistoric field system and a cursus on Gussage Hill. Together they form a scheduled monument.[1]
