Hinton St Mary | |
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Parish church of St Peter | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 225 |
OS grid reference | ST786162 |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Sturminster Newton |
Postcode district | DT10 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Hinton St Mary is a village and civil parish in Dorset, southern England. It is sited on a low Corallian limestone ridge beside the River Stour, one mile (1.5 kilometres) north of the market town Sturminster Newton. In 2001 the parish had 97 households and a population of 221.[1] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 260.[2] In 2021 the estimated population of the parish has decreased to 225.
The village includes a parish church, a traditional pub, a manor house, a village hall and a water mill.