Hinton St Mary
Coordinates: 50°56′42″N 2°18′18″W / 50.945°N 2.305°W / 50.945; -2.305
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Parish church of St Peter |
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Population | 221 |
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District | North Dorset |
Shire county | Dorset |
Region | South West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset |
Ambulance | South Western |
EU Parliament | South West England |
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Coordinates: 50°56′42″N 2°18′18″W / 50.945°N 2.305°W / 50.945; -2.305 Hinton St Mary is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is sited on a low Corallian limestone ridge beside the River Stour, one mile north of the market town Sturminster Newton. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district of the county. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 221. The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, has a 15th-century tower. The manor house next to the church was once owned by the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey.
Read more about Hinton St Mary: Roman Mosaic, Millennium Garden, Cutt Mill