Ibberton
Ibberton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England.It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs, five miles (eight kilometres) south of Sturminster Newton and 7 miles (11 kilometres) west of Blandford Forum.The parish covers 1,382 acres (559 hectares) extending over the chalk downs that lie to the south[1] and includes the hamlets of Leigh, and Kitford.[3] The name Ibberton derives from the Old English Ēadbeorht (a personal name), ing and tūn, and means 'estate associated with the man Ēadbeorht'.[citation needed] The parish church of St Eustace occupies a site that gives far-reaching views northwards over the Blackmore Vale,[5] and Ibberton Hill to the south provides an even loftier vantage point.