| Fifehead Magdalen | |
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Fifehead Magdalen
Fifehead Magdalen shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 88 |
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| OS grid reference | ST782215 |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Fifehead Magdalen is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district of the county, about three miles south-south-west of Gillingham and five miles west of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Corallian limestone soil[1] about 0.25 miles from the west bank of the River Stour. Its name means "the place of five hides dedicated to [St] Magdalene".[2] The parish church dates mostly from the 14th century and is dedicated to St Magdalene.[3] In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 88.
The village was a venue for stave dances.[4]