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Gore Clump Update

Gore Clump Update

Published: 24 Sep 25

Works to take place 24th November - 19th December 2025 Read More...

PROPOSED TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF C13, PIMPERNE AND STOURPAINE

PROPOSED TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF C13, PIMPERNE AND STOURPAINE

Published: 14 Sep 25

Closure Sunday 2nd November 2025 Read More...

Dorset Council Drop-in dates

Dorset Council Drop-in dates

Published: 10 Sep 25

September - October 2025 Read More...

Dorset Police Information Appeal

Dorset Police Information Appeal

Published: 10 Sep 25

Information appeal and advice issued following garage burglaries in North Dorset Read More...

Dorset Police Alert

Dorset Police Alert

Published: 10 Jul 25

Please be aware that a phone contract scam that circulated around three years ago is making a strong return. Read More...

The Parish

 

The Parish of Fontmell Magna is a largely rural area situated in the Blackmore Vale in North Dorset, approximately 5 miles south of Shaftesbury. The Parish includes the village of Fontmell Magna, the hamlet of Bedchester, and settlements in Hartgrove, Kit Hill and Margaret Marsh. People have been living in the area for over a thousand years, being included in a Saxon Charter of 759 AD (as ‘Funtemel’). Today it has a stable population of 730-740 residents.