Minterne Magna

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Minterne Magna
Minterne House, south front
Minterne Magna Location within Dorset
Population	184 [1]
OS grid reference	ST659042
Unitary authority	Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dorchester
Postcode district	DT2
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°50′13″N 2°29′05″W / 50.8369°N 2.4847°W / 50.8369; -2.4847

Minterne Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated midway between Dorchester and Sherborne. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 184.^[1] The village is sited near the source of the River Cerne among the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. Some of the highest points in Dorset, including Telegraph Hill (267 m) and Dogbury Hill (248 m), are nearby.

The church contains the tombs of several members of the Napier family, who were Lords of the Manor from c.1600 to 1765.