Loders
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For other uses, see Loders (disambiguation).
Loders is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the town of Bridport. It is a linear village, sited in the valley of the small River Asker, between Waddon Hill and Boarsbarrow Hill. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 518.[1]
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Loders | |
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Village | |
The Loders Arms | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 518 [1] |
OS grid reference | SY495942 |
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Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRIDPORT |
Postcode district | DT6 |
Dialling code | 01308 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.7453°N 2.7168°W / 50.7453; -2.7168 |
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The village school was opened in 1869 on land owned by the Nepean family of Loders Court. It was originally called Lady Nepean's School.