Lytchett Matravers, United Kingdom
Lytchett Matravers is a town of 3,315 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Lytchett Matravers
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Bulbury Woods Golf Club.
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About Lytchett Matravers
Lytchett Matravers () is a large village and civil parish in Dorset, England. The 2011 census recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population of 3,424.
From the Wikipedia article Lytchett Matravers (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes4
English Oak Vineyard Wine Shop
Brewery and winery · 0.6 mi
Flowers Drove, Lytchett Matravers
Where to stay3
History
Following the Norman Conquest, the Maltravers family held the village for about 300 years, until the Black Death reduced the population in the second half of the 14th century. The surviving villagers deserted the original village, sited around the church and manor house, and resettled further up the hill.
The remaining female heir to the title "in abeyance", Eleanor Maltravers, inherited the title on the death of her sister, Joan, in or after 1376. She married John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel on 17 February 1359.
The estate was later bought from the Arundels by the Trenchard family, who demolished the former manor house and built a new one that incorporated, amongst other facilities, a ballroom and a tower. When the Trenchard family foundered in 1829, the manor passed to the Dillon family who added the name Trenchard to their own. However, the newly titled Dillon-Trenchards chose not to occupy the newer manor house. The Dillon-Trenchards left Lytchett Matravers in the latter part of the 20th century.In 2005 mr R G Horlock took on the Lordship of Lytchett being one of the only surviving relatives of sir John maltravers.
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Lytchett Matravers has developed over the 20th century from a settlement of mostly scattered cottages with large curtilages to a village with a moderately high housing density. In the 1920s and 1930s there was some ribbon development on the main access road. This continued into the 1950s with the addition of small scale infill housing behind. Since the 1970s development has mainly been through housing estates. In the 1960s and early 1970s many of the original cob and thatch cottages were either demolished or greatly altered, but there are still 13 thatched cottages in the village, some of which retain their original curtilage. Recently some modern developments have included a smattering of thatched houses in an acknowledgement of the local vernacular architecture.
From the History section of Lytchett Matravers on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
The village is on higher ground in a landscape of small valleys, open fields and woods about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Poole and a similar distance north of Wareham. The elevation gives views from many parts of the village to Poole Harbour and the Purbeck hills. The village is in the Green Belt of the South East Dorset conurbation. To the northeast are the plantations of Henbury and Stoney Down and to the south the woods of Lytchett Heath.
The village is on what until 150 years ago was the main road between Poole and Dorchester. There is some through traffic through the village between the main A350 and A35.
Economy
A small number of businesses run in or from the village. Most of those of working age however, commute elsewhere in Dorset for their work, chiefly to Poole and Bournemouth.
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Notable people from Lytchett Matravers
John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of ArundelEnglish noblePhoto: Lampman, CC BY-SA 3.0
John TrenchardEnglish politicianPhoto: Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland..., Public domain
Born in Lytchett Matravers, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare2
Map of Lytchett Matravers
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Sturminster Marshall 3 mi north, about 5 min by car
- Broadstone 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Wimborne Minster 4 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Poole 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Arne 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- Oakley 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Bere Regis 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Charlton Marshall 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
- Blandford Forum 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Bournemouth 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
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