14-522: Bennetts Water Gardens is an 8-acre (32,000 m) garden in Chickerell , near Weymouth , Dorset, in southern England. It holds national and international collections of water lilies which flower from late May through to September. The plants are displayed in a series of ponds and lakes. A feature of the garden is a blue Japanese bridge built in 1999 to celebrate 100 years since Claude Monet painted his famous piece Water Lily Pond 1899 . The garden
28-543: A National Plant Collection . 50°37′02″N 2°29′46″W / 50.6171°N 2.4962°W / 50.6171; -2.4962 This Dorset location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a garden in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chickerell Chickerell is a town and parish in Dorset , England. In
42-593: A steady increase of the population. Chickerell's population has grown considerably since 1960. Between 1961 and 1971 it increased by 43% from 2,300 to 3,300 and has continued to grow ever since, although at a slower rate. There are two industrial estates: Granby Industrial Estate and the Lynch Lane Industrial Estate. Blundell Harling Ltd, KEMET Electronics Corp., ASM Assembly Systems Ltd (formerly DEK Printing Machines Ltd), Tecan Components Ltd, Ultra Electronics, Weymouth Land Registry are some of
56-636: Is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency . Historically, Chickerell was in Culliford Tree Hundred . It was part of Weymouth Rural District from 1894 to 1933, and Dorchester Rural District from 1933 to 1974. From 1974 to 2019, Chickerell was part of West Dorset district and returned three councillors for the district council, and one councillor for the Chickerell & Chesil Bank ward of Dorset County Council . At
70-568: The 2001 census , West Dorset registered a population of 92,350. The population structure reflected the rural nature of the district. The area was a popular retirement area which also exported young people due to the lack of career options. This was reflected in the age structure, with 12.3% of the population over 75, compared to 7.5% in the whole of England; 51.7% were between 15 and 59, compared to 59.1% in England. 34.4% of dwellings were pensioner households, compared to 23.8% in England. The district
84-495: The 2011 census the parish and the electoral ward had a population of 5,515. Although Roman remains have been found, indicating that there has been settlement in the area for many years, as a modern town, Chickerell is recent and one of Dorset's newest towns. Chickerell has seen much development over the last twenty years. The parish of Chickerell has to the west the Fleet Lagoon, East Fleet and Langton Herring . To
98-478: The boroughs of Bridport , Dorchester and Lyme Regis , along with Sherborne urban district and the rural districts of Beaminster , Bridport , Dorchester and Sherborne . Its council was based in Dorchester. The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2019 and, together with the other four districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, replaced by a new Dorset unitary authority. At
112-417: The 2011 census Chickerell's population was 5,515. Most of the residents (97.4%) considered themselves to be of a white, British ethnicity. Some 18% of the population were under 15, 2.8% were 16 or 17, 25.9% were between 18 and 44, 22.3% were 45 to 59, and the largest proportion (32.3%) were over 60 years of age. The birth rate in Chickerell exceeds the death rate and there is a net inward migration resulting in
126-568: The Fleet Lagoon, and is part of the Wyke Regis Training Area . At the lower tier of local government , Chickerell is a civil parish . Its parish council is Chickerell Town Council, which has ten councillors elected from two wards . At the upper tier, Chickerell is in the Dorset unitary authority . Chickerell electoral ward elects 2 members to Dorset Council . For elections to the UK Parliament , Chickerell
140-479: The area's major employers. Several sites for camping and motorhomes are located along the coast and inland. A 45 MW gas power station and a small solar farm is located at the Chickerell Substation, where a 2.4 GWh grid battery is approved for 2028. The nearest railway station to Chickerell is Weymouth , 2.0 miles (3.2 km) away from the town. The nearest coach station is at Weymouth ,
154-473: The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport . The B3157 Chickerell Road connects Chickerell to Weymouth east bound, and Bridport along the coast to the west. This is the only major road in or near the town. West Dorset West Dorset was a local government district in Dorset , England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , and was a merger of
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#1732790605984168-613: The north-west is Portesham , to the east Weymouth , and to the south the Isle of Portland . Chesil Beach runs alongside to the west of the village which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site . A major attraction in Chickerell is the Bennetts Water Gardens which is situated next to Chickerell Downs, a Woodland Trust wood. The Chickerell Rifle Range is also located close to
182-576: Was an example of the low ethnic minority populations in rural areas, with 96.7% white British ethnicity, compared to 87.0% in England. The district had a high level of car ownership, at 83.1% of households compared to 73.2% in England. Almost all of the West Dorset area fell within the West Dorset constituency ; a small part was in South Dorset . The main settlements in West Dorset were Dorchester , Sherborne and Bridport . Dorchester, in
196-550: Was created by the Bennett family who still run it today. The site was originally a clay pit as far back as 1859; Oxford Clay was dug by hand from the ground for brickmaking . Today a museum on the site details this local history , including Chickerell village, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book ; Chesil Beach ; and The Fleet lagoon. The collection of Nymphaea ( Water Lily ) is accredited with Plant Heritage as
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