Moor Crichel

Moor Crichel

Parish church of St Mary
Moor Crichel
 Moor Crichel shown within Dorset
Population 181 
OS grid referenceST993086
Civil parishMoor Crichel
DistrictEast Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WIMBORNE
Postcode district BH21
Dialling code 01258
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentNorth Dorset
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Coordinates: 50°52′37″N 2°00′40″W / 50.877°N 2.011°W

Moor Crichel is a village and civil parish in East Dorset, England situated on Cranborne Chase five miles east of Blandford Forum. The village had a population of 181 in 2001.[1]

Unusually the parish church of St. Mary is in the grounds of Crichel House and not accessible to the public.

The civil parish includes the hamlet of Manswood notable for a terrace of twelve thatched cottages.

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