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Okeford Fitzpaine
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This fire appliance, dating from 1809, has pride of place in the village museum. The fire brigade was very much a village initiative and it is said that they were dealing with a rick fire in Duck Lane when the ‘official’ brigade arrived from Sturminster Newton and a fight broke out between the two groups over who should put out the blaze.

 

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