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Also known as Charminster, Dorset

Charminster is a village and civil parish in west Dorset, England, situated on the River Cerne and A352 road north of the county town Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 2,940 and also contains the hamlet of Charlton Down.

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Place details

Locality
Charminster
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,366
Timezone
Europe/London

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

46US AQIGood
PM2.5
9.7 µg/m³
PM10
15.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Charminster, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 503842.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Parish church of St Mary's
UK place.official_name
Charminster
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.os_grid_reference
SY680927
UK place.population
2,940
UK place.unitary_england
Dorset
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Dorset
UK place.post_town
Dorchester
UK place.postcode_district
DT2
UK place.postcode_area
DT
UK place.constituency_westminster
West Dorset
UK place.dial_code
01305

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Located in
Dorset
Population
2940
Image
Tower of St. Mary's, Charminster.jpg
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Commons category
Charminster
OS grid reference
SY680927
P8168
Bondorf
Sources (3)

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3 mapped locations