Donhead St Mary

Donhead St Mary

St Mary's Church, Donhead
Donhead St Mary
 Donhead St Mary shown within Wiltshire
Population 1,155 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST907244
Civil parishDonhead St Mary
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Shaftesbury
Postcode district SP7
Dialling code 01747
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSouth West Wiltshire
Websitehttp://www.thedonheads.org.uk/
List of places
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England
Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°01′08″N 2°08′02″W / 51.01890°N 2.13396°W / 51.01890; -2.13396

Donhead St Mary is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the smaller settlements of Charlton, Coombe and Ludwell. The River Nadder rises in the parish.

Local government

Donhead St Mary is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It also falls within the area of the Wiltshire Council unitary authority, which is responsible for all significant local government functions.

Location

Nearby towns and cities: Shaftesbury, Salisbury, Poole, Bournemouth

Nearby villages: Donhead St Andrew

Sites of interest: Castle Rings Iron Age hill fort within the parish boundary

Church

The Anglican Church of St Mary is Grade I listed.[2][3]

See also

Sources

References

  1. "Donhead St. Mary Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. "List entry - Church of St Mary, Donhead St Mary". English Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Wiltshire Community History - St Mary, Donhead". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

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