Woodcutts is a
hamlet within the
parish of
Sixpenny Handley and is located in the north of
Dorset, near to the
Wiltshire border.
Originally named "Woodcotes", in its present form the 18th century country estate still consists of the Manor House, the Manor Farm, a number of cottages, a school house and a chapel.
It lies within the
Cranborne Chase an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The estate and much of the land and several of the properties were bought and amalgamated with the neighbouring Rushmore Estate by its owner
Augustus Pitt Rivers, a noted
archaeologist
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
of the 19th century, for the purpose of doing archeological research. Woodcutts includes
the site of a Romano-British settlement excavated in 1884-5 by Pitt Rivers.
Th
1st WoodcuttsScouts group was founded in 1957 and provides activities for the young people of the area with
Beavers,
Cubs,
Scouts and Explorer sections.
External links
Villages in Dorset
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