Holnest

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Coordinates: 50°50′39″N 2°29′14″W / 50.8441°N 2.4873°W / 50.8441; -2.4873
Holnest

Holnest parish church
Holnest

 Holnest shown within Dorset
Population 174 
OS grid reference ST655102
District West 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

Holnest is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district, in the Blackmore Vale 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Sherborne. It is a scattered village, sited on Oxford clay soil[1] which is drained by a small stream called The Cam. The A352 main road passes through the village. The parish has a population of 174 (As of 2001).

References

  1. Wightman, R., Portrait of Dorset, Hale, 1983, p17

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