Silton

Silton
Parish church of St Nicholas, Silton
Silton
Silton shown within Dorset
Population	123
OS grid reference	ST783293
District	North Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places UK England Dorset 51°03′47″N 2°18′46″W / 51.0631°N 2.3127°W / 51.0631; -2.3127Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 2°18′46″W / 51.0631°N 2.3127°W / 51.0631; -2.3127

Silton is a small village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Gillingham. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 57 households and a population of 123.

In 1086 Silton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Seltone; it had 16 households, 11.5 ploughlands, 28 acres (11 ha) of meadow and 4 mills. It was in the hundred of Gillingham and the tenant-in-chief was William of Falaise. This original settlement was near the church, on a low ridge between the River Stour and a minor tributary to the southwest.

Silton was for many years the country residence of Sir Hugh Wyndham (1602-1684), whose memorial by the sculptor Jan van Nost is in the parish church of St Nicholas.

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