| Fifehead Magdalen | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Mary Magdalene | |
  Fifehead Magdalen Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 80 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST782215 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Gillingham |
| Postcode district | SP8 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Fifehead Magdalen is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Blackmore Vale, about three miles (five kilometres) south-southwest of Gillingham and five miles (eight kilometres) west of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Corallian limestone soil[2] and surrounded by Oxford Clay,[3] about 1⁄4 mile (400 metres) from the west bank of the River Stour. Its name means "the place of five hides dedicated to [St] Magdalene".[4][5] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 80.[1] The village was a venue for stave dances.[6]
- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Wightman, Ralph (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 0-7090-0844-9.
- ^ "Fifehead Magdalen | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Treves, Sir F.,Highways and Byways in Dorset, Macmillan, 1906, p25
- ^ North Dorset District Council,District Official Guide, Home Publishing Co. Ltd., c.1983, p33
- ^ Dommett, Roy. "Stave Dances". The Stave Dance Material. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.