Tarrant Hinton
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Tarrant Hinton is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Tarrant Valley five miles north-east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 195 (2001).
The village no longer has a pub, shop or post office, but it has a medieval parish church and a village hall which are used by an active community.
Tarrant Hinton is best known as the location of the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which is annually visited by some 200,000 people.
Tarrant Hinton now has a presence on the web with a local website which is maintained by Greg Thurtle, a local photographer.
The closest pub, in Tarrant Monkton, is called the Langton Arms. There are 2 pubs in the nearby village of Pimperne - together with a village shop.
There is a local newsletter published regularly called the Tarrant Hinton Times.
[edit] External links
- Tarrant Hinton Village website
- Dorset Steam Fair official site
- BBC Steam Fair site
- Census data
- The Langton Arms Pub
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