- Bourton, Dorset
infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=The approach to Bourton fromZeals in Wiltshire
latitude= 51.06
longitude=-02.34
official_name =Bourton
population =
shire_district=
shire_county=Dorset
region= South West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town=
postcode_district =
postcode_area=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= ST7630Bourton is a village in north
Dorset ,England , situated north of theA303 road on the border withSomerset between Mere andWincanton . The village has a population of 772 (2001).The point at which the counties of Dorest, Somerset and
Wiltshire meet is marked by Egbert's Stone which once fell into the River Stour, but was rescued and re-erected. In 878 it formed the rallying point for Alfred's troops , and his grandfather Egbert, was said to have placed the stone there to settle the shire boundaries. [cite book |title=Curiosities of Somerset |last=Leete-Hodge |first=Lornie |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1985 |publisher=Bossiney Books |location=Bodmin |isbn=0906456983 |pages=6 ] Just over the county border isKing Alfred's Tower .References
External links
* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/12d18b2fa17031d080256ec5003bd8ab?OpenDocument Census data]
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