Fontmell Magna

Fontmell Magna
Fontmell Magna village centre
Fontmell Magna is located in Dorset
Fontmell Magna
Fontmell Magna
Location within Dorset
Population734 [1]
OS grid referenceST866169
Civil parish
  • Fontmell Magna
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHAFTESBURY
Postcode districtSP7
Dialling code01747
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°57′05″N 2°11′30″W / 50.9515°N 2.1918°W / 50.9515; -2.1918
Parish church of St Andrew

Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road five miles (eight kilometres) south of Shaftesbury and eight miles (thirteen kilometres) north of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 734.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Area: Fontmell Magna (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2014.