Sherborne

Sherborne is a small town in the county of Dorset in the south west of England, situated on the River Yeo, 6 kilometers from the city of Yeovil. With 9,350 inhabitants ( 2001) stands out the location in the district of West Dorset Sherborne by a famous story, historic buildings and a variety of schools. The best known of these is the " Sherborne School ".

History

The town takes its name from scir burne (Old English ) as " clear source river "

Origins date back to the 7th century; Sherborne was an important city and religious center of Wessex, one of the seven Saxonian kingdoms in England. King Alfred's older brothers Aethelbald of Wessex and Aethelberht of Wessex are buried in the Abbey. Aldhelm was the first Bishop of Sherborne. 1075 the church building was a Benedictine abbey. While local conflicts in later centuries, the city was burned down partially, but was rebuilt. In the 12th century, Roger built of Caen, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England, a fortified palace, which was destroyed in 1645. Ruins in a later large gardens remained. Built in 1594 Sir Walter Raleigh is a manor house nearby. This is now known as Sherborne Castle. During World War II it served as a major command headquarters.

A school there since the time of King Alfred, who was trained there. In 1550 it was established as today's Sherborne School in the buildings of the Abbey again.

Sherborne was for centuries a regional administrative center ( Sherborne hundred ).

Sherborne is a founding member of the European Association Douzelage cities.