West Stour, Dorset
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West Stour is a village and civil parish situated in the Blackmore Vale area of North Dorset, England. It is one of a group of villages known as The Stours, located in the River Stour Valley, five miles (eight kilometres) south of Gillingham. West Stour has a village hall, one public house and a service station on the main A30 road.
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West Stour | |
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The Ship Inn, West Stour | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 200 |
OS grid reference | ST785226 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Gillingham |
Postcode district | SP8 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.0025°N 2.3076°W / 51.0025; -2.3076 |
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West Stour is one of four parishes—the others being East Stour, Stour Provost and Todber—under the governance of The Stours Parish Council.[1] It has a population of about 200.[2]
The nearest railway station is at Gillingham. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line.