Fifehead Magdalen
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Fifehead Magdalen is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Blackmore Vale, about three miles (five kilometres) south-southwest of Gillingham and five miles (eight kilometres) west of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Corallian limestone soil[2] and surrounded by Oxford Clay,[3] about 1⁄4 mile (400 metres) from the west bank of the River Stour. Its name means "the place of five hides dedicated to [St] Magdalene".[4][5] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 80.[1] The village was a venue for stave dances.[6]
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Fifehead Magdalen | |
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Parish church of St Mary Magdalene | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 80 [1] |
OS grid reference | ST782215 |
Unitary authority | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Gillingham |
Postcode district | SP8 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
50.9926°N 2.3133°W / 50.9926; -2.3133 |
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