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Shouldn't the hardy stuff be at Blackdown if that's where the monument is? quercus robur 00:21, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
The Hardy connection is a notable thing about the village and merits a mention in this article, particularly as many guides do not mention Blackdown Hill, merely saying that Hardy was a Portesham man or that the monument is on a hill near, or overlooking, the village. I have also removed the Blackdown link from the previous post as it refers to a place in Warwickshire, some distance from the article village in Dorset. Britmax 13:53, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
An anonymous editor (or, perhaps, editors) has repeatedly changed the introductory description of Portesham from being a "village" to a "small village". The table below, compiled from data provided by Dorset County Council here, lists all the parishes within the West Dorset administrative district and ranks them according to the size of their populations. It illustrates why I believe the description of "small village" should be reverted, which I have done. Out of 138 parishes, Portesham is the 27th largest. If all parishes which are described as towns are removed, Portesham is the 21st largest out of 132. If Bradpole, Bothenhampton and Allington are also removed due to their being part of the built-up area of Bridport, Portesham parish has the 18th largest population out of 129 stand-alone villages and hamlets, placing it in the top 14%. Seeing as the description "small" only has value when used comparatively, it doesn't make sense to use it here. PaleCloudedWhite ( talk) 05:46, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Rank | Parish | Population | Current Wikipedia description |
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1 | Dorchester | 19,060 | County town |
2 | Sherborne | 9,523 | Market town |
3 | Bridport | 8,332 | Market town |
4 | Chickerell | 5,515 | Town |
5 | Lyme Regis | 3,671 | Coastal town |
6 | Beaminster | 3,136 | Small town |
7 | Charminster | 2,940 | Village |
8 | Bradpole | 2,339 | Village |
9 | Crossways | 2,267 | Village |
10 | Bothenhampton | 2,131 | Village |
11 | Puddletown | 1,405 | Village |
12 | Broadwindsor | 1,378 | Village |
13 | Charmouth | 1,352 | Village |
14 | Netherbury | 1,314 | Village |
15 | Broadmayne | 1,204 | Village |
16 | Maiden Newton | 1,119 | Village |
17 | Yetminster | 1,105 | Village |
18 | Symondsbury | 1,059 | Village |
19 | Bradford Abbas | 975 | Village |
20 | Burton Bradstock | 948 | Village |
21 | Thornford | 939 | Village |
22 | Cerne Abbas | 784 | Village |
23 | Allington | 766 | Village |
24 | Winterborne St Martin | 755 | Village |
25 | Thorncombe | 687 | Village |
26 | Chideock | 686 | Village |
27 | Portesham | 685 | |
28 | Whitchurch Canonicorum | 684 | Village |
29 | Osmington | 673 | Village |
30 | Piddletrenthide | 647 | Village |
31 | Buckland Newton | 622 | Village |
32 | Mosterton | 604 | Village |
33 | Stratton | 592 | Village |
34 | Halstock | 546 | Village |
35 | Frampton | 524 | Village |
36 | Loders | 518 | Village |
37 | Bincombe | 514 | Village or hamlet |
38 | Cattistock | 509 | Village |
39 | Abbotsbury | 481 | Large village |
40 | Leigh | 480 | Village |
41 | Longburton | 470 | Village |
42 | Owermoigne | 467 | Village |
43 | Puncknowle | 466 | Village |
44 | Tolpuddle | 452 | Small village |
45 | Corscombe | 445 | Village |
46 | Sydling St Nicholas | 414 | Village |
47 | Piddlehinton | 403 | Village |
48 | Bishop's Caundle | 398 | Small village |
49 | Shipton Gorge | 381 | Village |
50 | West Knighton | 375 | Village |
51 | Bradford Peverell | 370 | Village |
52 | Holwell | 369 | Village |
53 | South Perrott | 367 | Village |
54 | Litton Cheney | 359 | Village |
55 | Powerstock | 358 | Village |
56 | Winterbourne Abbas | 355 | Village |
57 | Marshwood | 346 | Village |
58 | Wootton Fitzpaine | 345 | Village |
59 | Chetnole | 344 | Village |
60 | Holnest | 342 | Village |
61 | Folke | 339 | Parish/hamlet |
62= | Evershot | 334 | Village |
62= | Stinsford | 334 | Village |
64 | Nether Compton | 328 | Village |
65 | Hilfield | 324 | Hamlet |
66 | Trent | 317 | Village |
67 | Toller Porcorum | 307 | Village |
68 | Winterbourne Steepleton | 297 | Village |
69 | Cheselbourne | 296 | Village |
70 | West Stafford | 291 | Village |
71 | Dewlish | 284 | Village |
72 | Langton Herring | 240 | Village |
73 | Stoke Abbott | 238 | Village |
74 | Tincleton | 236 | Village |
75 | Purse Caundle | 221 | Village |
76 | Long Bredy | 208 | Village |
77 | Melbury Osmond | 199 | Village |
78 | Wynford Eagle | 186 | Hamlet |
79 | Minterne Magna | 184 | Village |
80 | Over Compton | 183 | Village |
81 | Sandford Orcas | 180 | Village |
82 | Alton Pancras | 175 | Small village |
83 | Winterborne Herringston | 174 | (no article) |
84 | Frome St. Quintin | 171 | Village |
85 | Rampisham | 163 | Village |
86 | Warmwell | 161 | Hamlet |
87 | Hooke | 157 | Small village |
88 | Godmanstone | 156 | Village |
89 | Castleton | 155 | Civil parish |
90 | Askerswell | 154 | Small village |
91 | Frome Vauchurch | 149 | Parish / hamlet |
92 | Melcombe Horsey | 141 | Village |
93 | Poyntington | 128 | Village |
94 | Littlebredy | 121 | Small village |
95 | Burstock | 120 | Village |
96 | Ryme Intrinseca | 115 | Village |
97 | Swyre | 102 | Village |
98 | Oborne | 101 | Village |
99-138 | Athelhampton, Batcombe, Beer Hackett, Bettiscombe, Burleston, Catherston Leweston, Caundle Marsh, Chedington, Chilcombe, Chilfrome, Clifton Maybank, Compton Valence, East Chelborough, Fleet, Goathill, Haydon, Hermitage, Kingston Russell, Leweston, Lillington, Mapperton, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Sampford, Nether Cerne, North Poorton, North Wootton, Pilsdon, Poxwell, Seaborough, Stanton St. Gabriel, Stockwood, Toller Fratrum, Up Cerne, West Chelborough, West Compton, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Monkton, Woodsford, Wraxall | 100 or less (no data) | These are the parishes with the smallest populations, currently described by Wikipedia as: Village - 3 Small village - 7 Very small village - 1 Hamlet - 14 Other - 7 Redirect - 2 |
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Shouldn't the hardy stuff be at Blackdown if that's where the monument is? quercus robur 00:21, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
The Hardy connection is a notable thing about the village and merits a mention in this article, particularly as many guides do not mention Blackdown Hill, merely saying that Hardy was a Portesham man or that the monument is on a hill near, or overlooking, the village. I have also removed the Blackdown link from the previous post as it refers to a place in Warwickshire, some distance from the article village in Dorset. Britmax 13:53, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
An anonymous editor (or, perhaps, editors) has repeatedly changed the introductory description of Portesham from being a "village" to a "small village". The table below, compiled from data provided by Dorset County Council here, lists all the parishes within the West Dorset administrative district and ranks them according to the size of their populations. It illustrates why I believe the description of "small village" should be reverted, which I have done. Out of 138 parishes, Portesham is the 27th largest. If all parishes which are described as towns are removed, Portesham is the 21st largest out of 132. If Bradpole, Bothenhampton and Allington are also removed due to their being part of the built-up area of Bridport, Portesham parish has the 18th largest population out of 129 stand-alone villages and hamlets, placing it in the top 14%. Seeing as the description "small" only has value when used comparatively, it doesn't make sense to use it here. PaleCloudedWhite ( talk) 05:46, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Rank | Parish | Population | Current Wikipedia description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dorchester | 19,060 | County town |
2 | Sherborne | 9,523 | Market town |
3 | Bridport | 8,332 | Market town |
4 | Chickerell | 5,515 | Town |
5 | Lyme Regis | 3,671 | Coastal town |
6 | Beaminster | 3,136 | Small town |
7 | Charminster | 2,940 | Village |
8 | Bradpole | 2,339 | Village |
9 | Crossways | 2,267 | Village |
10 | Bothenhampton | 2,131 | Village |
11 | Puddletown | 1,405 | Village |
12 | Broadwindsor | 1,378 | Village |
13 | Charmouth | 1,352 | Village |
14 | Netherbury | 1,314 | Village |
15 | Broadmayne | 1,204 | Village |
16 | Maiden Newton | 1,119 | Village |
17 | Yetminster | 1,105 | Village |
18 | Symondsbury | 1,059 | Village |
19 | Bradford Abbas | 975 | Village |
20 | Burton Bradstock | 948 | Village |
21 | Thornford | 939 | Village |
22 | Cerne Abbas | 784 | Village |
23 | Allington | 766 | Village |
24 | Winterborne St Martin | 755 | Village |
25 | Thorncombe | 687 | Village |
26 | Chideock | 686 | Village |
27 | Portesham | 685 | |
28 | Whitchurch Canonicorum | 684 | Village |
29 | Osmington | 673 | Village |
30 | Piddletrenthide | 647 | Village |
31 | Buckland Newton | 622 | Village |
32 | Mosterton | 604 | Village |
33 | Stratton | 592 | Village |
34 | Halstock | 546 | Village |
35 | Frampton | 524 | Village |
36 | Loders | 518 | Village |
37 | Bincombe | 514 | Village or hamlet |
38 | Cattistock | 509 | Village |
39 | Abbotsbury | 481 | Large village |
40 | Leigh | 480 | Village |
41 | Longburton | 470 | Village |
42 | Owermoigne | 467 | Village |
43 | Puncknowle | 466 | Village |
44 | Tolpuddle | 452 | Small village |
45 | Corscombe | 445 | Village |
46 | Sydling St Nicholas | 414 | Village |
47 | Piddlehinton | 403 | Village |
48 | Bishop's Caundle | 398 | Small village |
49 | Shipton Gorge | 381 | Village |
50 | West Knighton | 375 | Village |
51 | Bradford Peverell | 370 | Village |
52 | Holwell | 369 | Village |
53 | South Perrott | 367 | Village |
54 | Litton Cheney | 359 | Village |
55 | Powerstock | 358 | Village |
56 | Winterbourne Abbas | 355 | Village |
57 | Marshwood | 346 | Village |
58 | Wootton Fitzpaine | 345 | Village |
59 | Chetnole | 344 | Village |
60 | Holnest | 342 | Village |
61 | Folke | 339 | Parish/hamlet |
62= | Evershot | 334 | Village |
62= | Stinsford | 334 | Village |
64 | Nether Compton | 328 | Village |
65 | Hilfield | 324 | Hamlet |
66 | Trent | 317 | Village |
67 | Toller Porcorum | 307 | Village |
68 | Winterbourne Steepleton | 297 | Village |
69 | Cheselbourne | 296 | Village |
70 | West Stafford | 291 | Village |
71 | Dewlish | 284 | Village |
72 | Langton Herring | 240 | Village |
73 | Stoke Abbott | 238 | Village |
74 | Tincleton | 236 | Village |
75 | Purse Caundle | 221 | Village |
76 | Long Bredy | 208 | Village |
77 | Melbury Osmond | 199 | Village |
78 | Wynford Eagle | 186 | Hamlet |
79 | Minterne Magna | 184 | Village |
80 | Over Compton | 183 | Village |
81 | Sandford Orcas | 180 | Village |
82 | Alton Pancras | 175 | Small village |
83 | Winterborne Herringston | 174 | (no article) |
84 | Frome St. Quintin | 171 | Village |
85 | Rampisham | 163 | Village |
86 | Warmwell | 161 | Hamlet |
87 | Hooke | 157 | Small village |
88 | Godmanstone | 156 | Village |
89 | Castleton | 155 | Civil parish |
90 | Askerswell | 154 | Small village |
91 | Frome Vauchurch | 149 | Parish / hamlet |
92 | Melcombe Horsey | 141 | Village |
93 | Poyntington | 128 | Village |
94 | Littlebredy | 121 | Small village |
95 | Burstock | 120 | Village |
96 | Ryme Intrinseca | 115 | Village |
97 | Swyre | 102 | Village |
98 | Oborne | 101 | Village |
99-138 | Athelhampton, Batcombe, Beer Hackett, Bettiscombe, Burleston, Catherston Leweston, Caundle Marsh, Chedington, Chilcombe, Chilfrome, Clifton Maybank, Compton Valence, East Chelborough, Fleet, Goathill, Haydon, Hermitage, Kingston Russell, Leweston, Lillington, Mapperton, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Sampford, Nether Cerne, North Poorton, North Wootton, Pilsdon, Poxwell, Seaborough, Stanton St. Gabriel, Stockwood, Toller Fratrum, Up Cerne, West Chelborough, West Compton, Whitcombe, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Monkton, Woodsford, Wraxall | 100 or less (no data) | These are the parishes with the smallest populations, currently described by Wikipedia as: Village - 3 Small village - 7 Very small village - 1 Hamlet - 14 Other - 7 Redirect - 2 |