Iwerne Courtney

Iwerne Courtney
  • Shroton
Iwerne Courtney
Iwerne Courtney is located in Dorset
Iwerne Courtney
Iwerne Courtney
Location within Dorset
Population410 (2013 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceST859125
• London100+1⁄2 mi (162 km) ENE
Civil parish
  • Iwerne Courtney or Shroton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode districtDT11
Dialling code01258
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°54′50″N 2°12′04″W / 50.9138°N 2.2011°W / 50.9138; -2.2011

Iwerne Courtney (/ˈjuːɜːrn/), also known as Shroton, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) north-west of Blandford Forum. It is sited by the small River Iwerne between Hambledon Hill to the south-west and the hills of Cranborne Chase to the east. In 2001 the parish had 187 households and a population of 400.[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 410.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.