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	abbotsbury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Abbotsbury is a small village in Dorset, England, west of Weymouth and Dorchester, east of Bridport.
		The village is famous for its Swannery, Sub-Tropical Gardens, Tithe barn, Abbey and Chapel and the nearby Chesil Beach.
		The sub-tropical gardens at Abbotsbury were founded in 1765 by the Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen garden for the nearby castle.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /abbotsbury.html (456 words)

	Weymouth,Dorset,England - Abbotsbury - Village History,Abbey,Swannery,Tropical Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Here we have the renowned Abbotsbury Swannery on the Fleet lagoon, the Tropical Gardens, the old Tithe Barn, the remains of Abbotsbury Abbey and St. Catherine's Chapel high up on the hill.
		The village of Abbotsbury lies in a sheltered valley.
		In 1541 he was granted the Abbey of Abbotsbury, the Manor, lands and the Swannery.
	www.weymouth.here-on-the.net /abbotsbury.html (611 words)

	Abbotsbury
		Abbotsbury in Dorset is home to over 600 flying swans, and is the only place in the world where you can literally walk among the breeding, nesting and hatching swans.
		Abbotsbury is set in one of England's great unspoilt natural wonders - the 8 miles long peaceful lagoon, known as the Fleet, is protected from the force of the sea by the 17 miles long shingle bank of Chesil Beach - part of the Jurassic Coast.
		Abbotsbury was the junction of the famous Abbotsbury branch line during steam railways times on the Great Western Railway and connected with the Weymouth to Dorchester line at Upwey - since the rails were lifted decades ago, much has not changed at all in the countryside around and it is well worth touring.
	www.dorsetriviera.com /onlocation/abbotsbury.asp (287 words)

	Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset, Travel Information
		The swannery may have been established by the monks of Abbotsbury Abbey, but it seems more likely that they simply took advantage of a natural swan habitat provided by the shelter of Chesil Bank.
		The colony at Abbotsbury is properly the Abbotsbury Colonial Nesting Herd.
		Abbotsbury Swannery is located south of the B3157, and is signposted from the Abbotsbury High Street.
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/dorset/Abbotsbury-Swannery.htm (448 words)

	Abbotsbury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Surrounded by hills, with the sea close at hand, Abbotsbury is one of the county's most popular tourist spots and by any standards one of the loveliest villages in England.
		The most famous of all is Abbotsbury Swannery, which was established many centuries ago, originally to provide food for the monks in the Abbey.
		At the western end of the village, Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens, established by the first Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen garden for her nearby castle, occupy a 20-acre site close to Chesil Beach that's largely protected from the elements by a ring of oak trees.
	www.travelpublishing.co.uk /countrylivingwestcountry/Dorset/CLWAbbotsbury.htm (539 words)

	Abbotsbury, Dorset, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The village of Abbotsbury is a charming little place consistinng of yellow-stone cottages with either thatched or slate rooves and is situated a the end of the Fleet, a lagoon formed by Chesil Bank.
		Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort at the top of Abbotsbury Hill, to the NW of Abbotsbury village.
		Abbotsbury is an ancient village on the South West coast of England.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /locations/links.asp?nkey=A020 (1090 words)

	Abbotsbury from Swoopon.co.uk.
		Nicholas in Abbotsbury is an attractive church built of the golden local stone (Corallian).
		Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset where you see the swans hatching.
		Abbotsbury in Dorset is home to over 600 flying swans, and is....
	www.swoopon.co.uk /Local.aspx?town=Abbotsbury (312 words)

	Abbotsbury, Dorset Travel Information
		This quiet village on the Dorset coast boasts a world-famous Swannery, an award-winning sub tropical garden, a remarkable medieval tithe barn, an Iron Age hill fort, and a striking medieval chapel on the hill above the village.
		The history of settlement at Abbotsbury goes back to at least the Bronze Age (2300 B.C. - 700 B.C.) Barrow burials have been found just north of the present village site, and Wears Hill, to the northwest, boasts an Iron Age hill fort called Abbotsbury Castle.
		The village of Abbotsbury went into a decline after the war, so that by 1752 the Journal of London was given to proclaim that "All the people of Abbotsbury, including the vicar, are thieves, smugglers, and plunderers of wrecks."
	www.britainexpress.com /counties/dorset/Abbotsbury.htm (861 words)

	Society (March) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		At this time of year their staple diet, eel grass, which lies at the bottom of the Fleet, is depleted, much having been ripped away by tides, and if the swans are tempted on to land to find food they are vulnerable to fox attack.
		Abbotsbury Swannery is one of four attractions under the Abbotsbury Tourism flagship in or near this unspoilt medieval village, the others being Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens, the Children’s Farm and the Smugglers Barn in the Tithe Barn.
		Abbotsbury Swannery, the Children’s Farm and the Smugglers Barn re-open on Saturday, March 20.
	www.nqsouthern.com /digitalpublication/digitalpublications/index.cfm?dpid=107§ion_id=719 (986 words)

	BBC - Dorset - Features - Swanning Around
		Abbotsbury Swannery is one of the county's most popular and unique attractions.
		There's been a swanherd to look after the Abbotsbury colony since the fourteenth century and the thousands of visitors to the Swannery get a history lesson and live performers to tell the story - one of the best known characters was Gregory Gill - the swanherd during the 1890s.
		The swans at Abbotsbury are completely free to come and go although they are all tagged at birth to monitor their movements and health.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dorset/content/articles/2004/09/28/swannery_feature.shtml (401 words)

	Abbotsbury, Dorset, England
		It is thought that there was already a small religious community at Abbotsbury and it is this community that Orca and his wealthy wife, Tola, took under their wing and built an Abbey here.
		The Abbey here which dominated life for over 500 years, and when it was destroyed durring the Dissolution the great barn remained intact and still stands today, the largest thatched barn in the world.
		Abbotsbury resounded to gunfire again during World War II, when off its shores Spitfire pilots fired there machine-guns onto the ranges and the Bouncing bomb which Barnes Wallis invented to breach the German dams was perfected along the coast as Lancaster bombers swept in low over the fleet, rehearsing the famous incident.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /locations/place/A020.htm (310 words)

	CHESNELONG, PIERRE CHARLOS - LoveToKnow Article on CHESNELONG, PIERRE CHARLOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It is separated from the mainland for 8 m.
		southeastward from Abbotsbury, terminating at the so-called Isle of Portland.
		The height of the bank at the Portland end is 35 ft. above spring-tide level, and its breadth 200 yds.
	www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHESNELONG_PIERRE_CHARLOS.htm (1122 words)

	Chesil Beach, Dorset. The beachcombers haven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A theory of its formation is that over the centuries stormy seas and strong currents have swept the pebbles and shingle from the Dorset and Devon coasts and deposited them along this bank.
		The now famous swannery was also established at the same time as a source of food.
		To the north west of the village beyond White Hill is where the 14th Century Chapel of St Catherine stands, with superb views over Lyme Bay and the English Channel.
	www.westbay.co.uk /lymebay/ChesilBeach.html (465 words)

	Aerial Archaeology
		In the foreground is the Abbotsbury Swannery, the white spots are the swans.
		In the 14th century the Benedictine Monks of Abbotsbury Abbey established this large colony of mute swans.
		In the centre of the photo are the extensive reed beds which are still used for thatching and a 17th century duck decoy.
	www.wdi.co.uk /air/chesil.html (143 words)

	Four cygnets... and a flamingo - This Is Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Abbotsbury Tourism general manager John Houston said swans had been hatching regularly at Abbotsbury since the 1390s when Benedictine monks looked after a herd there for banquet food.
		He added: "Now the Abbotsbury colony has up to 1,000 friendly mute swans at what is the only one in the world which is open to the public.
		Visitors to Abbotsbury Swannery will be able to walk among more than 150 nests each containing an average of six eggs.
	archive.thisisdorset.net /2004/05/18/66993.html (517 words)

	Monitoring/Investigations of effluent discharges in the Fleet lagoon
		Due to the lack of long term data and infrequency of sampling, analysis for statistical significance was not performed, and the conclusions reached are therefore tentative.
		It discharges into Abbotsbury Mill Stream (called Mill stream (Abbey Barn) in other EA reports), and has consent limits of 20 mg/l BOD, 10 mg/l ammonia and 30 mg/l suspended solids.
		Abbotsbury STW is the largest input, with a dry weather flow (DWF) of 140 m
	www.ukmarinesac.org.uk /activities/lagoons/l4_3_1.htm (561 words)

	Abbotsbury Holidays in Dorset
		Abbotsbury offers something for all the family: the famous Abbotsbury Swannery is the only place in the world where visitors can walk amongst a colony of breeding swans, and during the hatching season (may to early June) you can even walk amongst the nests which are full of hatching eggs.
		Abbotsbury Children's Farm is home to a host of animals, many of which can be cuddled and bottle-fed. In the Smugglers' Barn children can explore the full-sized Smugglers' Lugger and a Revenue Cutter from the 1700s.
		To complete your day out in Abbotsbury there's the charming thatched village to explore with its lovely tearooms, cosy pubs and individual shops selling locally made crafts and produce.
	www.worldheritagecoast.net /town.aspx?town=3 (309 words)

	Monitoring/Investigations of receiving waters in the Fleet lagoon
		The data indicate that the Fleet off Abbotsbury Swannery has by far the largest nutrient concentrations, with concentrations reducing eastwards.
		Concentrations of chlorophyll-a (as an indicator of planktonic algae) followed a similar pattern in distribution to nutrients, with high levels at the Abbotsbury end of the Fleet, and lower levels at the eastern end.
		Elevated chlorophyll-a levels at Abbotsbury in August 1997 corresponded with high levels of planktonic algae.
	www.ukmarinesac.org.uk /activities/lagoons/l4_3_3.htm (526 words)

	Abbotsbury from Swoopon.co.uk.
		Abbotsbury abbey was founded in the second quarter of the eleventh century, by a Dane called Orc (Urkir...
		A traditional English tearoom and textile art gallery in a 16th century thatched cottage in picturesque Abbotsbury, Dorset...
		Linton Cottage Abbotsbury - Award winning accommodation in the heart of rural Dorset.
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	East Cottage WESTCOUNTRY NET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Langton Herring is located between the Country Town Dorchester and the Seaside town of Weymouth, well known for it's spectacular views and historic tales of smuggling along it's shores.
		Abbotsbury Swannery and Gardens are a popular place to visit and can be reached by a good walk across country.
		A boat is available for you to row yourself across the Fleet to the famous Chesil Beach.
	www.westcountry.net /Dorset/east_cottage.htm (281 words)

	Abebooks Search Results - Conserve
		A Fine copy Abbotsbury Swannery conserves the only managed colony of mute swans in the world.
		Swannery records date back more than 600 years.
		The Swannery is an integral part of a nature reserve recognised as a wetland of international importance.
	www.abebooks.co.uk /search/sortby/3/kn/Conserve (2372 words)

	Swanery - Tourism information from the Visitor's Guide to Lyme Regis, West Dorset. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The pictures of the swans were taken at the Abbotsbury Swanery in Dorset, UK, a facility owned by Her Majesty the Queen.
		For over 600 years this colony of friendly mute swans has made its home at An audio visual show about the Swannery runs hourly during the day.
		Abbotsbury in Dorset is home to over 600 flying swans, and is the seen on display at Abbotsbury Swannery which is, of course, located right.
	www.destarter.com /swannery/swanery.html (441 words)

	swuklink: Abbotsbury, Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		) at Abbotsbury is kept down to about 800 pairs by the Swanherd, a remainder of the Middle Ages when swanswere regularly served at banquets.
		The swannery is home to probably the second largest herd of Mute Swans in Europe.
		The 647-ton merchantman Gibel Hamam torpedoed off the Dorset coast at Abbotsbury by UB-103, whilst on a voyage from Swansea to France with cargo of coal, with the loss of twenty-one lives including that of the master
	www.swuklink.com /BAAAGCCP.php (252 words)

	Abbotsbury Plant Sales Online Catalogue
		Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4LA Tel/Fax: 01305 871344 E mail: info@abbotsburyplantsales.co.uk
		Welcome to our online catalogue for 2004, detailing the special range of plants that we can supply to bring a touch of the exotic to your garden.
		For information on the Gardens including the virtual tour and special events visit our website at www.abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk or contact our tourism office by e mail at info@abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk.
	www.abbotsburygardens.co.uk (288 words)

	Egg heads to county home - This Is Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		STAFF at Abbotsbury Swannery have been reunited with a former possession - a 104-year-old egg.
		The antique egg was laid by a swan at Abbotsbury and given away to a visitor by the swanherd of the day.
		The Swannery, which has over a thousand swans, plans to display the egg later this year in a specially-made display case, along with the story of how it came to be returned to Abbotsbury.
	archive.thisisdorset.net /2001/08/24/97153.html (517 words)

	Chesil Beach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This tombolo connects the Isle of Portland, a limestone island in the English channel to Abbotsbury, though it continues westwards to West Bay near Bridport, and it is the largest tombolo in England.
		The fleet is home to many wading birds and Abbotsbury Swannery, and fossils can be found in the mud.
		Cotch.net - Chesil, Portland & The Fleet from Abbotsbury Hill
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Chesil-Beach.htm (441 words)

	Abbotsbury gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Yesterday, we went to the tropical gardens at Abbotsbury in Dorset.
		The feeding times at the swannery are 10am and 4pm and we were lucky enough
		The feeding times at the swannery are 10am and 4pm and we were lucky
	www.flowercultivator.com /about680.html (559 words)

	Z Club - Abbotsbury Swannery Meet!
		HI ALL our next South Central Z club meet will bet at Abbotsbury swannery this Sunday the 5th June, This is one for all the family as the kids can see the Cygnets hatching.
		Abbostbury Swannery is in the County of Dorset, leave the main A35 at Winterbourne Abbas, 9 miles northwest of Weymouth on the B3157 coastal road to Bridport..
		05-06-2005 07:31 PM Just Got back from Abbotsburry Swannery trip We would of had 5 Zeds but my 240 was DEAD and wouldn't start (I know I should have checked it last night) flat batt..
	www.zclub.net /forum/printthread.php?t=4260 (289 words)

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