Milborne Port is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district. It has a population of 2,735. The parish includes the hamlets of Milborne Wick, Kingsbury Regis and Stowell.
The village is surrounded by green fields and countryside on the banks of the River Gascoigne (also known as the River Ivel or River Yeo).
The village has a primary school, which occupies the site of the former infant school. The junior school was closed and all pupils and staff moved to the infant site. In 2006 a new three-classroom extension was opened.
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