Fontmell Magna
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Coordinates: 50°57′05″N 2°11′30″W / 50.9515°N 2.1918°W
| Fontmell Magna | |
 Parish church of St Andrew |
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  Fontmell Magna Fontmell Magna shown within Dorset | |
| Population | 671 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | ST866169 |
| Civil parish | Fontmell Magna |
| District | North Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
| Postcode district | SP7 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Shaftesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 671 (2001). In 1905 Sir Frederick Treves described the church as "one of the handsomest in Dorsetshire".[1] The chalk hill just outside the village to the east, Fontmell Down, is a nature reserve. Fontmell Magna is the birthplace of the orchestral conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC.
References
- ↑ Treves, Sir F., Highways and Byways in Dorset, Macmillan, 1905, p50
External links
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