Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, in South West England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. In the 2011 census the population of Sherborne parish and the two electoral wards was 9,523. 28.7% of the population is aged 65 or older.
Population: 9,558
Latitude: 50° 56' 45.56" N
Longitude: -2° 31' 3.94" W
Stourton Caundle is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It lies within the Blackmore Vale in the North Dorset administrative district, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Sherborne. In the 2011 census the parish had 1…
South Perrott is a village and civil parish in northwest Dorset, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Crewkerne. In 2012 the estimated population of the parish was 220. Figures from the 2011 census have been published for South Perrott parish comb…
Sherborne House is a large house in the market town of Sherborne, Dorset, England. Designed by Benjamin Bastard, the former country house that has been converted into a school and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade 1 listed building.…
Sandford Orcas is a village and parish in northwest Dorset, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Sherborne. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 180. Just to the east of the village itself is the hamlet of Holway. The village lies in hill…
The Royal Bath and West is an agricultural show for the West of England. Held every year at its permanent show ground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, it is one of a number of County shows in the United Kingdom and is the only four-day show remaining …
Ninesprings is a country park situated in the South East of Yeovil, Somerset, the United Kingdom.
Mosterton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Beaminster. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 604.
Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England, founded between 1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him. It was t…
Melbury Osmond is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the West Dorset administrative district, about 7 miles (11 km) south of the Somerset town of Yeovil. The underlying geology is Cornbrash limestone, …
Mappowder is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district, approximately 9 miles (14 km) south-east of the town of Sherborne. The parish covers about 1,900 acres (770…
Kington Magna is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale in the English county of Dorset, situated about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of the town of Gillingham, in the North Dorset administrative district.
Hilfield is a small, scattered village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs 7 miles (11 km) south of Sherborne. Dorset County Council's 2013 estimate of the parish population is 50.
Godmanstone (or Godmanston) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the county town Dorchester. Its name means Godman's Fa…
Glanvilles Wootton, or Wootton Glanville, is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Sherborne. It lies within the No…
Frome St Quintin is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 11 miles (18 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited on an outcrop of greensand near the he…
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of 2,120 acres (8.6 km2) and in…
Compton Valence is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the West Dorset administrative district, approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited at the head of a n…
Clifton Maybank is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is located in the West Dorset district, about a mile southwest of the village of Bradford Abbas. It is known for Clifton Maybank House, a country house with surviving T…