Marnhull

Marnhull
Parish church of St Gregory
Marnhull is located in Dorset
Marnhull
Marnhull
Location within Dorset
Population1,998 
OS grid referenceST782188
Civil parish
  • Marnhull
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSturminster Newton
Postcode districtDT10
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°58′03″N 2°18′43″W / 50.9675°N 2.3119°W / 50.9675; -2.3119

Marnhull (/ˈmɑːrnəl/ MAR-nəl) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies in the Blackmore Vale, three miles (five kilometres) north of Sturminster Newton. The resort towns of Bournemouth and Weymouth are approximately 30 miles (50 kilometres) south. Marnhull is sited on a low ridge of Corallian limestone[1] above the valley of the River Stour, which forms the northern and western boundaries of the parish. In the 2011 census the parish had 962 dwellings,[2] 905 households and a population of 1,998.[3]

  1. ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
  2. ^ "Area: Marnhull (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Area: Marnhull (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 February 2015.