| Melbury Abbas | |
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 View looking down on Melbury Abbas from the southwest | |
  Melbury Abbas Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 305 |
| OS grid reference | ST882200 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHAFTESBURY |
| Postcode district | SP7 |
| Dialling code | 01747 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Melbury Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated at the edge of the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of Cranborne Chase, 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of the town of Shaftesbury. The parish includes West Melbury and part of Cann Common.
In the 2011 census the parish had 147 dwellings,[1] 134 households and a population of 305.[2]
- ^ "Area: Melbury Abbas (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Area: Melbury Abbas (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2015.