Stinsford
Sign in to saveStinsford is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, about east of Dorchester. The parish includes the settlements of Higher and Lower Bockhampton. The name Stinsford may derive from , Old English for a limited area of pasture. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 334.
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Place details
- Locality
- Stinsford
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Stinsford
- UK place.static_image_name
- St.Michael's Church, Stinsford.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Michael's Church, Stinsford
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.population
- 334
- UK place.civil_parish
- Stinsford
- UK place.unitary_england
- Dorset
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Dorset
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- West Dorset
- UK place.post_town
- Dorchester
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Dorset
- Population
- +334
- Image
- St.Michael's Church, Stinsford.JPG
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Stinsford is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, about east of Dorchester. The parish includes the settlements of Higher and Lower Bockhampton. The name Stinsford may derive from , Old English for a limited area of pasture. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 334.
The parish has five large country houses - Birkin House, Frome House, Kingston Maurward House, the Elizabethan era Old Manor House and Stinsford House. Much of the land in the parish is occupied by Kingston Maurward College, a further education college.