Towns & cities · South East England
Stour Provost
Stour Provost — village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gillingham · 4.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Stour Provost is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 392 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9930°, -2.2940°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stour Provost is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Gillingham. In old writings it is usually spelled Stower Provost. The civil parish includes the settlements of Woodville and Stour Row to the east. In the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 573, of which around half live in Stour Row.
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Background
History
After the establishment of Stour Provost village near the River Stour, at least four smaller settlements were established in a piecemeal fashion from the 13th century – or perhaps earlier – in the common land or "waste" further east, at Woodville and beyond. These small groups of farms, with their own irregular shaped fields, were separated by unenclosed "waste" probably until the 18th century, when it was enclosed and divided into rectilinear fields.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9930, -2.2940
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Stour Provost
- Postcode
- SP8 5SA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Population
- 392
- Nearest railway station
- Gillingham — 4.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2115143 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stour Provost (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Terraced houses in Stour Provost - geograph.org.uk - 348605.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stour Provost?
- Stour Provost is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP8 5SA), in the parish of Stour Provost.
- Is Stour Provost a protected site?
- Yes — Stour Provost is part of the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Stour Provost free to visit?
- Yes, Stour Provost is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stour Provost?
- The nearest railway station is Gillingham, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP8 5SA.