Retirement Properties Spotlight in Beaminster

Beaminster was mentioned in Domesday as Beiminstre and belonged to Osmund of Seez, the Bishop of Salisbury, and had three mills. Its name reflected the character of the River Brit, 'church in a wood' though the river now flows underground.  The nearby streams helped the linen industry to develop and the town prospered with an admired church now converted to a house. The town has changed little in size over the years but has been rebuilt various times due to fires and after the last one towards the end of the 18th century thatch changed to tiles. It remains a popular small market town.