Stourpaine

Stourpaine

Stourpaine viewed from Hod Hill
Stourpaine
Stourpaine shown within Dorset
Population 617 
OS grid reference ST861093
Civil parish
  • Stourpaine
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode district DT11
Dialling code 01258
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament

Stourpaine (/staʊərˈpeɪn/ stowr-PAYN) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the valley of the River Stour in the North Dorset administrative district, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Blandford Forum. The A350 road, which connects Blandford to Shaftesbury to the north, passes through the village. The chalk hills of Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs lie immediately to the north-east and south-west respectively. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 277 dwellings,[1] 265 households and a population of 617.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Area: Stourpaine (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Area: Stourpaine (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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