Donhead St Mary

Donhead St Mary
Donhead St Mary is located in Wiltshire
Donhead St Mary
Donhead St Mary
Location within Wiltshire
Population1,155 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST907244
Civil parish
  • Donhead St Mary
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townShaftesbury
Postcode districtSP7
Dialling code01747
PoliceWiltshire
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°01′08″N 2°08′02″W / 51.019°N 2.134°W / 51.019; -2.134

Donhead St Mary is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, on the county border with Dorset. The village lies about 2+12 miles (4.0 km) east of the Dorset town of Shaftesbury and stands on high ground above the River Nadder, which rises in the parish.

In the south of the parish, on the A30 Salisbury-Shaftesbury road, are the village of Ludwell and its neighbouring hamlet of Birdbush; Charlton hamlet is south of the road. To the north are the hamlets of Coombe, comprising Higher Coombe, Middle Coombe and Lower Coombe. In the north-west of the parish, near Shaftesbury, is the hamlet of Higher Wincombe.

  1. ^ "Donhead St. Mary Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 March 2014.