▁of ▁Char min ster . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Char l ton ▁Down ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Dor set ▁County ▁As yl um . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁Dor set ▁County ▁M ental ▁Hospital , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁was ▁renamed ▁Herr ison ▁Hospital . ▁The ▁hospital ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁buildings ▁— ▁Red wood ▁( built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ), ▁Green wood ▁( 1 8 9 6 ) ▁and ▁Herr ison ▁House ▁( 1 9 0 4 ) ▁— ▁have ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁apart ments . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁C ott age ▁style ▁terra ce ▁houses , ▁semi - det ached ▁and ▁det ached ▁ 3 , ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁bed ▁room ed ▁house ▁with ▁all ▁modern ▁services ▁fill ▁the ▁old ▁site . ▁The ▁original ▁cr icket ▁ground ▁has ▁a ▁new ▁pav il ion ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁cr icket ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁Lond is ▁shop ▁and ▁a ▁c ash ▁disp enser . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁without ▁a ▁church ▁or ▁pub . ▁The ▁village ▁hall ▁is ▁used ▁regularly ▁for ▁various ▁social ▁events . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Char l ton ▁Down ▁village ▁Hall ▁ ▁Char l ton ▁Down ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Dor set ▁Category : History ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁in