Wimborne St Giles

Wimborne St Giles
Thatched cottages and the village hall in Wimborne St Giles
Wimborne St Giles is located in Dorset
Wimborne St Giles
Wimborne St Giles
Location within Dorset
Population366 
OS grid referenceSU031119
Civil parish
  • Wimborne St Giles
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIMBORNE
Postcode districtBH21
Dialling code01725
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°54′25″N 1°57′22″W / 50.907°N 1.956°W / 50.907; -1.956

Wimborne St Giles is a village and civil parish in east Dorset, England, on Cranborne Chase, 7 miles (11 km) north of Wimborne Minster and 12 miles (19 km) north of Poole. The village lies within the Shaftesbury estate, owned by the Earl of Shaftesbury.[1] A tributary of the River Allen, formerly known as the Wimborne, snakes its way through the village.[2]

The village of St Giles was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] Wimborne St Giles was established in 1733, when the St Giles and All Hallows parishes were merged at the request of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. In 2001 the population was 366, served by the village hall, post office, parish church, and a primary school. Recreational enterprises include commercial shooting, a trout farm, and fly fishing on the River Allen. The village is largely agricultural, with residents generally commuting to nearby cities and towns for employment.

  1. ^ Shrubsole, Guy (4 January 2020). "The ten landowners who own one-sixth of Dorset". Who Owns England?.
  2. ^ "Conservation Areas in East Dorset". Dorsetforyou.com. April 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Some historical facts of Wimborne St. Giles Village and School". Wimbornestgiles.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2012.