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	Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase
		Cranborne Chase is characterised by woodlands, shelterbelts, clumps and copses containing ancient hazel coppice and by enclosed areas of arable pasture and parkland.
		In the east, Cranborne Chase was a royal hunting ground from at least the time of William the Conqueror until the 17th century.
		Today many perceptions of the Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase have been coloured by the writing of Thomas Hardy: Cranborne Chase was the 'venerable tract of forestland' in Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
	www.countryside.gov.uk /LAR/Landscape/CC/SEL/dorset_downs_and_cranborne_chase.asp (2336 words)

	Cranborne, Dorset, England
		Cranborne, was the setting for a true Dorset love story worthy of the pen of Thomas Hardy.
		Cranborne Chase is where British field archaeology developed in its modern form.
		Cranborne Chase, first recorded in the early 13th century and called 'the king's chase of Cramburne' in 1461, takes its name from Cranborne, since in medieval times the lords of the manor of Cranborne were always lords of the Chase.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /locations/Place/C400.htm (450 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire - Green Wiltshire - Plan hopes to secure Wiltshire landscape
		The Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB stretches from Wimborne in the south east to Warminster in the north, covers an area of 983 square km (380 sq.
		Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs is one of 41 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales.
		The aims of the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB designation are to: conserve and enhance natural beauty; and to encourage social and economic development which contributes to the natural beauty of the AONB.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/green/chase_anob.shtml (645 words)

	Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs - AONB - Home
		Welcome to Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
		The Area is a rich repository of biological and natural heritage and this includes the people who live within this extraordinary region.
		Whether you are a resident of the Area, a visitor or have yet to come here in person, we would like to extend the warmest possible welcome to Cranborne Chase and the West Wiltshire Downs.
	www.ccwwdaonb.org.uk (186 words)

	The Cranborne Chase - Rural Dorset
		The rolling chalk downlands of the Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, was once a medieval hunting estate, and is an archaeological gem, with priceless Iron Age and Roman remains.
		Cranborne Manor dates back to the Middle Ages, when King John was a regular visitor hunting trips on the Chase.
		Sixpenny Handley lies on Cranborne Chase, between the Romano British village of Woodcutts and the roman road of Ackling Dyke.
	www.ruraldorset.com /area/a2z.asp?ID=5 (261 words)

	Cranborne, Dorset, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cranborne CE VA First School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England First School, founded in 1828, originally for the education of all children from 5 years until they left school at 14 or earlier.
		Cranborne Middle School is fortunate in that it is set in the heart of beautiful Dorset countryside.
		Cranborne provides the important middle phase in your child's education, which provides the necessary transition from the basic skills taught by one teacher, as in the First School, to a variety of subjects taught by specialists as in the Upper School.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /locations/links.asp?nkey=C400 (550 words)

	Cranborne - Dorset information - History, Photos, Accommodation and more...
		Today Cranborne Chase is mainly heath and rough pasture, dotted with occasional patches of woodland.
		Cranborne offers some lovely viewing points of the surrounding countryside from several of the hills in the area.
		Cranborne Village lies at the centre of the Cranborne Estate.
	www.dorsets.co.uk /Cranborne (375 words)

	Cranborne Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dorset is a county of great beauty and Cranborne nestles in an ideal position from which you can explore a large number of very interesting places of historical, architectural and scenic beauty.
		You can ramble on the Cranborne Chase, or if you prefer something a bit more leisurely there is trout fishing nearby at Damerham or the River Allen adjoining the Shaftesbury Estate at Wimborne St. Giles.
		Cranborne Manor has excellent gardens, which are worth a visit and also a very good garden centre to browse around.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /danduq/location/cranborne.htm (172 words)

	Home
		Cranborne Chase Cheese is part of the Manor Farm
		Cranborne Chase Cheese consists of Peter Kininmonth, Managing Director, and cheesemakers Richard Biddlecombe and Alison French.
		Cranborne Chase Cheese has recently appointed Martin Del-Bo as Sales and Marketing Manager and he can be contacted on 07709 928940.
	www.cranbornechasecheese.co.uk (206 words)

	Smuggling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		At Cranborne and Verwood, excise officers and dragoons were quartered to intercept smugglers on their way to Handley Chase.
		The smugglers were overcome easily, but while returning to Cranborne with the captured contraband, the dragoons were overcome by fifty smugglers, losing all, including their horses.
		The Chase, they said, was a den of temptation, vice and immorality, the parishes were nests for deer stealers "bred to it by their parents" and a harbour for smugglers who worked with the deer stealers.
	www.verwoodheritage.net /smuggling.htm (719 words)

	Bournemouth University, School of Conservation Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Many of these chases passed from royal control but were still managed for the deer and hunting.
		One of the last to be disfranchised was Cranborne Chase in 1829, and the landscape still reflects, particularly in the extent and character of its woodlands, the management for the hunt.
		What is clear, nevertheless, is that woods and copses have been conserved as cover and sources of food for creatures of the chase and that the suggested drag hunting or chasing a human runner will not provide that reason or incentive to keep, manage, or plant such woods and copses.
	www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk /evidence/bournemouthuni.htm (594 words)

	Cranborne House - Bournemouth University Accommodation & reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On the day that I moved out, the accommodation office (Joanne, who deals with students for Cranborne House) continued to be rude to me. I filled out the paperwork to move out of Cranborne House in the early afternoon.
		In February 2004, the roof in Cranborne House blew off (it wasn't even windy); the street had to be closed so that repairs could be made.
		As bad as Cranborne is (speaking as someone who's lived in more student accomodation then I'd care to mention), it doesnt really compare with how bad Glenfern house was (I was put here in my first year.) I went to Glenfern on the hope that it would have internet access...
	www.jenikya.com /text/articles/cranborne.htm (2545 words)

	Links Page by Wildlife Artist, Susan Shimeld at Larmer Tree Studio
		At the heart of Cranborne Chase is the pretty village of Tollard Royal, surrounded by superb countryside with stunning views.
		Cranborne Chase contains a large number of ancient monuments and he devoted much of his last twenty years in examining these earthworks.
		Rushmore is contained within the Cranborne Chase an ancient deer forest where King John came to hunt and within which the "Chase Rights" applied from the Saxon period until 1828.
	www.natureinart.com /links_index.html (615 words)

	channel4.com - Time Team 2004 - Cranborne Chase
		Two main areas in particular were found to contain evidence for buildings, enclosures and possibly even burials.
		They were certainly in use at the same time, so perhaps they were part of the same estate.
		One thing is certain: farmer Simon Meadon is only the latest in a long line of people who have managed and worked the landscape of Cranborne Chase.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/T/timeteam/2004_cran.html (513 words)

	The Wiltshire Connection
		It quickly became clear that the concentration was almost entirely in and around Cranborne Chase.
		A table was compiled listing the parish, the number of heads of households born in each, and the distance outside the 1998 limits of the Chase.
		The Herberts of Wilton were the first to fill the vacuum left by the Monarch and had at least 1000 retainers, who were largely fighting men for the protection of their masters.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/rondoc/wiltshire/home.html (1791 words)

	Cranborne Chase definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		Cranborne Chase definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		Cran·borne Chase ancient royal forest in Wiltshire and Dorset, southern England, that is still partly wooded.
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561503195/Cranborne_Chase.html (92 words)

	Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB - Dorset For You
		The rolling scenery of the West Wiltshire Downs and the distinctively wooded chalk landscape of Cranborne Chase are divided by the lush, green meadows of the Vale of Wardour.
		Its protected sites range from ancient downland, herb rich fen and river meadow to scattered deciduous woodland that includes remnants of the Cranborne Chase hunting forest and the former Royal Forests of Selwood and Gillingham.
		It is also rich in prehistoric sites with many ancient monuments and field patterns on the downs, whilst the Vale of Wardour is dominated by large 18th and 19th century estates, parklands and associated villages.
	www.dorsetforyou.com /index.jsp?articleid=3314 (369 words)

	Landscape and scenery - Cranborne Chase : Enjoy England
		Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB is part of the extensive belt of chalkland which stretches across southern England.
		To the south, Cranborne Chase with its smooth rounded downs, steeply cut combes and dry valleys shows a typical chalk landscape.
		It is rich in prehistoric sites with many ancient monuments and field patterns on the downs, whilst the Vale of Wardour is dominated by large 18th and 19th century estates, parklands and associated villages.
	www.enjoyengland.com /ideas/rural-escapes/landscapes-and-scenery/areas-of-outstanding-natural-beauty/cranborne-chase.aspx (343 words)

	Wiltshire County Council \| Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
		Designated in 1983, the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB covers 983 square kilometres, spread across 11 local authorities and 104 parishes.
		The AONB project is overseen by a Partnership of organisations, of which Wiltshire County Council is a member.
		As 61% of the AONB falls within Wiltshire County Council’s administrative area, the County Council is host authority to the project and employs a team of countryside professionals, based in offices in Cranborne Village, to oversee the implementation of the AONB Management Plan.
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk /anob-cranborne-chase-and-west-wiltshire-downs (143 words)

	Blackdown Hills Business Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Cranborne Chase Woodfair, run by the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB, aims to attract more than 4,000 people to its event at the Larmer Tree, Tollard Royal on Saturday 20 October and Sunday 21 October.
		The Cranborne Chase Woodfair will also be a celebration of some of the regions most famous and traditional industries, such as cider and willow together with lots of other locally sourced and produced food and drink.
		The Cranborne Chase Woodfair would particularly like to hear from any businesses or individuals who would like to be involved together anyone interested in sponsorship opportunities.
	www.bhba.org.uk /news_article.asp?Article_ID=132 (416 words)

	Cranborne Chase Woodfair : Larmer Tree Gardens : Dorset Wiltshire Hampshire Woodfair
		Cranborne Chase Woodfair : Larmer Tree Gardens : Dorset Wiltshire Hampshire Woodfair
		The Cranborne Chase Woodfair aims to attract more than 5,000 people to its all weather weekend event.
		A diverse array of exhibitors and demonstrators from the wonderful world of wood will be on hand to show off their products and skills.
	www.woodfair.org.uk (246 words)

	bridle riding holidays in Dorset and Cranborne Chase
		Cranborne Chase was a private forest with its own laws until 150 years ago.
		It is criss crossed by Roman roads, old drove roads and ancient earthworks, and parts of it still seem very remote.
		There are 2-day and 3-day rides back-to-start plus a one-centre holiday with 3 petal or day-rides (includes Cranborne Chase).
	www.bridlerides.co.uk /crangrt.html (204 words)

	BBC Radio 4 - Open Country - 16 October 2004
		This week Open Country is exploring the inspiration of landscape, in this case, Cranborne Chase in Dorset - the "venerable tract of forestland" in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
		The Chase itself is a rolling chalkland landscape, with sheep scattering the uplands and mainly arable farming taking place in the valleys.
		But the Chase is littered with evidence of Neolithic and Bronze-Age sites, including the Dorset Cursus, a place with many potential explanations but often thought to have been used for the exposure of the dead as part of burial rituals.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/factual/opencountry_20041016.shtml (1061 words)

	General Pitt Rivers
		The name Pitt Rivers is derived from the inheritance of Cranborne Chase which brought him much wealth.
		The Cranborne Chase excavations permitted Pitt Rivers to work with out the worries of time or money spent on any aspect of the dig including the publishing of all the details recorded.
		Of the Cranborne Chase excavations, "each was published privately, complete with detailed plans, accurate measurements of every artifact and precise information on every aspect of the site from pottery to hut foundations and stratigraphy to animal bones" (Fagan,1994:9).
	www.utexas.edu /courses/wilson/ant304/biography/arybios98/stephensbio.html (1521 words)

	Communications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A turnpike road from Poole Gate to Salisbury through Cranborne Chase was established by Act of Parliament in the reign of George III, a milestone can still be seen on the roadside between Toyd Farm and the Blandford-Salisbury road marking this turnpike.
		The smugglers certainly used the roads, the Chase woods being a good refuge when conveying their contraband from the coast to inland destinations.
		Some late nineteenth century maps suggest that the road from Verwood to Cranborne was included but there is no record of this.
	www.verwoodheritage.net /communications.htm (465 words)

	Information on Neighbours in Cranborne Chase - UpMyStreet
		Please note, these profiles are based on ACORN classifications which give an insight into the likely demographics, lifestyle and consumer choices of your neighbours.
		Since they describe the type of neighbourhood a postcode has been matched to, not the postcode itself, the description will never be exact.
		This is a profile for the central postcode in Cranborne Chase which is DT11 8BX.
	www.upmystreet.com /local/my-neighbours/l/Cranborne+Chase.html (344 words)

	channel4.com - Time Team 2004 - Cranborne Chase - Aerial photography
		Archaeologists use aerial photography all the time because the pictures taken from aircraft can highlight archaeological features that can't be seen on the ground.
		At Cranborne Chase, Time Team tried out a new system to get close-up aerial photography of the trenches and surrounding landscape in a quick and financially viable way: This was done by Julian Cox and his radio-controlled helicopter from Autography Aerials.
		This electrically powered model is much quieter and cleaner than the petrol-engine versions that modellers use.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/2004_cran_aerial.html (478 words)

	Cranborne Estate, Dorset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is adjacent to the village of Cranborne and approached through the Garden Centre (1) Walk through into the walled kitchen garden (2) which is divided into four parts with apples in espalier under-planted with alpine strawberries.
		He was reputed to have owned 22 houses in Cranborne Chase and was addicted to hunting.
		Early in the 17th Century, King James 1st granted the Manor to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury in recognition of his role in engineering the peaceful transition of Tudor to Stuart when James came south from Scotland to claim the English throne.
	www.cranborne.co.uk /section_m.asp?page=16 (1355 words)

	Self guided walking holiday
		The Cranborne Chase (5 or 9 miles) is moody and evocative with views in every direction.
		Shaftesbury and The Cranborne Chase is a 4 night self guided walking holiday near Shaftesbury, Dorset.
		There are a choice of walk distance from 4 to 10 miles (6.5km to 16km) and can all be enjoyed over a day at a gentle pace.
	www.foottrails.co.uk /sg_trail_h1.html (237 words)

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