| Cerne Abbas | |
|---|---|
 The village centre | |
  Cerne Abbas Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 820 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST662012 |
| • London | 112.5 miles |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode district | DT2 |
| Dialling code | 01300 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Cerne Abbas (/ˌsɜːrn ˈæbəs/)[2] is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England.[3] It lies in the Dorset Council administrative area in the Cerne Valley in the Dorset Downs. The village lies just east of the A352 road 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Dorchester. Dorset County Council estimate that the population of the civil parish in 2013 was 820.[1] In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish, combined with the small neighbouring parish of Up Cerne, was 784.[4]
In 2008 it was voted Britain's "Most Desirable Village" by estate agent Savills.[5] It is the location of the Cerne Abbas Giant, a chalk figure of a giant naked man on a hillside.
- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". dorsetforyou.com. Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Grid reference: ST665012 OS grid reference
- ^ "Area: Cerne Abbas (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. ONS. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Osborne, Hilary (14 February 2008). "Cerne Abbas voted Britain's most desirable village". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 April 2010.