 250px|thumb|child okeford village and hambledon hill viewed from watermeadows by the river stour child okeford (sometimes written childe okeford) is a village and civil parish in the county of dorset in southern england, situated  east of the small town of sturminster newton in the north dorset administrative district. child okeford lies downstream from sturminster, along the river stour, which passes half a mile west of the village. in the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 1,114. ==history== on hambledon hill to the east of the village are a neolithic ceremonial burial site and an iron age hill fort. the latter has multiple ramparts enclosing  and is rich in occupation remains. it occupies the entire northern spur of the hill above  and has been described as "one of the most impressive earthworks in southern england". in the domesday book of 1086 child okeford was recorded as acford. it had 39 households and the manor's lord and tenant-in-chief was king william.{{cite web|url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/st8312/child-okeford/|title=place: [child] okeford|work=open domesday|publisher=domesdaymap.co.uk|a
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