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Ashmore Duck Pond
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Ashmore Duck Pond Countryside
Ashmore lies on the Dorset/Wiltshire border, and at 700 feet above sea level, is one of the highest villages in Dorset making its duck pond the highest in Dorset!
The village stands on a Romano-British site centered around a large pond. The Roman road from Badbury Rings to Bath passes through the parish.
The parish church of St. Nicholas was rebuilt and dedicated in 1874. It's chancel arch however dates from the 13th century having been incorporated into the new building.
The Manor Farm is an attractive building, parts of which are medieval, with one addition, a Wesleyan meeting room built in the early 19th century.
There is a well here, with an ash tree growing above it, called Washers Pit. Two stories are connected with it, one telling of a White Lady who haunts the well and the nearby road, and the other recounting how the cook from the big house had a prophetic dream and rode out to this spot, coming in time to save a lady dressed in white who was hanging from the ash tree.
Directions
Not far from Compton Abbas airfield
Additional Information
13/09/07 - Apparently the pond is red at the moment due to an algal bloom. I wonder if the ducks are too!
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