Bere Regis  BH20 

Situated between Dorchester and Poole.        

POP 1800 (2001)  

The name of Bere Regis is commonly thought to come from the Old English word meaning a grove or wood with the suffix Regis coming from the fact that in it's early history the village was part of the Crown Estate and where King John took up residence many times.Bere Regis is famous for it's connection to Hardy's novel 'Tess of the d’Urbervilles', first published in 1891, where it is referred to as 'Kingsbere'. Hardy's fictional d'Urbervilles were based on the ancient, real life family of the Turbervilles who were Lords of the Manor from the 13^th Century right through the 18^th Century. The Turbervilles lived in Wool Manor House next to Wool Bridge just a few miles from Bere Regis.    

School
Bere Regis Primary School Rye Hill Bere Regis WAREHAM Dorset BH20 7LP 
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Amenities.

Doctors
Bere Regis Practice
Manor Farm Road
Bere Regis  
Dorset
BH20 7HB
Tel: 01929 471268

Post Office/Stores.

Fire Station.

Pubs.

The Drax Arms
Address: West St, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7HH [01929 471386]

The Royal Oak
Address: West Street, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7HQ [01929 471203]

Village sports hall.

Transport.

Dorset and Wilts bus route.

Train Station at Wareham (Waterloo-Weymouth.)

Petrol Station nearby.

Our View.

The local By-Pass means that this village has returned to a degree of tranquility although in the days of Thomas Hardy there were many more shops in the village. The old village follows the site of the old road with the newer additions on the south side. There is little in the way of local employment leaving the villagers to commute. The village is well sited in mid south Dorset with local beaches a short distance away and the towns of Blandford Dorchester and Poole 20 minutes away. For many people Bere Regis is a village that you pass on the way to somewhere else, sitting at a cross roads. It does however offer countryside, some local amenities and good commuting options.