Hinton St Mary

Hinton St Mary

Coordinates: 50°56′42″N 2°18′18″W / 50.945°N 2.305°W / 50.945; -2.305

Hinton St Mary

Parish church of St Peter
Hinton St Mary
Population 221
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
List of places
UK
England
Dorset

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