Morcombelake (also spelled Morecombelake) is a small village near

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, within the ancient parish of

Whitchurch Canonicorum Whitchurch Canonicorum () is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the settlements of Morcombelake, Ryall and Fis ...

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, part of the

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World Heritage Site, is nearby. It has a small stone church, St. Gabriel, built 1840-1841, which contains some re-used components salvaged from an earlier chapel nearby that had the same same. The village was at one time the location of a bakery that made "Moores Famous Dorset Biscuits" a Dorset Knob, since 1880 although manufacturing moved in 2007 to nearby Bridport. The bakery buildings remain although currently disused. The busy

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runs through the small hamlet.

Politics

In the UK national parliament, Morcombelake is within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency. As of 2024, the Member of Parliament (MP) is

Edward Morello Robin Edward Charles Morello is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Dorset since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat from Chris Loder, a member of the Conservative Party. Morello is an ...

of the Liberal Democrats. After

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, Morcombelake is part of the Marshwood Vale ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.

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Parish Church of St Gabriel
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