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Glanvilles Wootton
Glanvilles Wootton shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 201 |
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| 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 | |
Glanvilles Wootton, or Wootton Glanville, is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, five miles south of Sherborne. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 201. One mile south-east of the village is the hill fort Dungeon Hill. Just north of the village is Round Chimneys Farm, which used to be a manor house and home of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.[1]
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