Manston, Dorset

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Coordinates: 50°56′20″N 2°15′54″W / 50.9390°N 2.2651°W / 50.9390; -2.2651
Manston

Manston House
Manston

 Manston shown within Dorset
Population 135 
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
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England
Dorset

Manston is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town of Sturminster Newton. It is sited on Kimmeridge clay soil,[1] close to the River Stour. In the 2001 Census the village had a population of 135.

The artist Rodney Fryer Russell lived in the village.[citation needed]

References

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

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