Editing Bothenhampton (section)

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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name        =  Bothenhampton
| local_name           =  Bothenhampton
| unitary_england       = [[Dorset (unitary authority)|Dorset]]
| lieutenancy_england  = [[Dorset]]
| country              = England
| region               = South West England
| static_image_name    = Bothenhampton, old church - geograph.org.uk - 500502.jpg
| static_image_caption = The old parish church, Bothenhampton
| population           = 2,131
| population_ref       = <ref name=ons>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120950&c=Bothenhampton&d=16&e=62&g=6418314&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1401904232789&enc=1|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]|title=Area: Bothenhampton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|date=|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref>
| os_grid_reference    = SY471919
| map_type             = Dorset
| coordinates          = {{coord|50.7242|-2.7512|display=inline,title}}
| post_town            = Bridport
| postcode_area        = DT
| postcode_district    = DT6
| dial_code            = 01308
| constituency_westminster= [[West Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|West Dorset]]
| civil_parish         = [[Bridport]]
| london_distance= 
| website=
}}

'''Bothenhampton''' is a village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Bridport]], in southwest [[Dorset]], England, just outside the town of Bridport. It is separated from the town only by the River Asker and the A35 Bridport by-pass. In the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] the civil parish—which includes the settlement of [[Walditch]]—had a [[population]] of 2,131.<ref name=ons/>

The parish church, [[Holy Trinity Church, Bothenhampton|Holy Trinity]], was designed by the [[Arts and Crafts movement]] architect [[Edward Schroeder Prior]] in 1889. It was his first church. By the late 19th century the 15th century [[Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton|Old Holy Trinity Church]] had fallen into disrepair. There are 2 [https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/2070907/Bothenhampton%20(Old%20Holy%20Trinity)%20Churchyard/ Commonwealth War Graves] in the old churchyard. The new church was funded by J. P. F. Gundry, one of the directors of the [[West Bay, Dorset|West Bay]] Building Company, by public subscription and anonymous donation. The roof is the most radical feature of the church. The arches spring at 2’6 above floor level and rise to a ridge 30’ high. The windows are filled with a forerunner of Prior's Early English glass. The altar table and furnishings were designed by another leading Arts and Crafts Movement architect, [[William Lethaby]], as was the altar front with its intertwined wild roses, leaves and stems.

At the end of the village is the village park, which is a memorial to John Holt. Annual events, such as a barn dance organised by the Bothenhampton village hall committee, take place in the John Holt play area.

In 1801 the population was 334 and in 1901 this was still only 423. New houses were built between the 1st and 2nd world wars and there was a lot of building in the 1960s. By 1980 the population had grown to approx 1200 and by 2001 it had become 2186. By 2001 11% of Bothenhampton's population were aged under 16, 42% were aged between 16 and 59 and 47% were aged 60 and over.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

The civil parish and parish council were abolished with effect from 1 April 2024, with the parish area taken into Bridport.<ref>[https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-07/the_dorset_council_reorganisation_of_community_governance_order_no._10_bridport_allington_bothenhampton_and_walditch_bradpole_and_symondsbury_2023.pdf Dorset Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order], accessed 2 May 2024</ref>