Welcome to Hinton St. Mary
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Hinton St Mary is a village and civil parish in Dorset, southern England. It is sited on a low Corallian limestone ridge beside the River Stour, one mile (1.5 kilometres) north of the market town Sturminster Newton. In 2001 the parish had 97 households and a population of 221. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 260.The village includes a parish church, a traditional pub, a manor house, a village hall and a water mill. The church, dedicated to St Peter, has a 15th-century tower. The manor house was once owned by the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey, and its grounds includes a noted avenue of beech trees. The village has a community garden, the Millennium Garden, which was constructed in 1999 as an episode of the BBC series Charlies Garden Angels, with local people and businesses helping to create it. Cutt Mill, a water mill on the River Stour to the northwest of the village, was burned down in 2003 by vandals. The building remains unused as the structure is now unsafe.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
433 hectares |
---|---|
Population |
225 (2021) |
Density |
52 people/km2 |
Mean age |
48.1 |
Ward |
Sturminster Newton |
District |
North Dorset |
Postcodes |
DT10 |
ONS ID |
E04003415 |
Council
Contact details for Hinton St. Mary Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Hinton St. Mary Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Hinton St. Mary Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Hinton St. Mary Parish.
Local News
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Councillors ignore advice to approve homes on Dorset garage site
Published: 20th Dec 2023
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BBC Radio 4 - A History of the World in 100 Objects, The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD), Hinton St Mary Mosaic ...
Published: 24th Feb 2018
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Second mosaic uncovered at famous Hinton St Mary's Roman site
Published: 11th Jul 2022