The Village Described

As can be seen from the stylised plan (click HERE) showing the layout of the village, Broadmayne is a ‘cross-roads’ village, although it has a linear ‘feel’ as the main axis is along the busy A352 that runs roughly in a north-west to south-east direction from the county town of Dorchester towards Wareham. The A352 is a busy road which inflicts heavy and fast traffic upon the village, despite its 30 mph speed limit through the village. Nevertheless the village does manage to retain much of its life and character.

The main road, Main Street, is bisected at the cross roads in the centre of the village by a minor road which in many ways is perhaps the more vital axis of the village for its inhabitants – the concentration of dwellings being in the south-west along Chalky Road and in the north-east along Knighton Lane, which joins Broadmayne to the neighbouring village of West Knighton. The two villages are effectively linked for many purposes, for pre-school and school facilities, and are within the same group of parishes for church purposes.

Chalky Road
Main Street (A352) South East
Main Street (A352) North West
Knighton Lane and Watergates Lane