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Further Closure of Dinahs Hollow

Published: 28 Jul 25

11th - 14th August 2025 Read More...

Public Consultation - Gore Clump

Published: 24 Jul 25

Notice of Proposal - Gore Clump, Fontmell Magna Traffic Management Scheme Read More...

Collyer's Brook, Fontmell Magna

Published: 21 Jul 25

Update on the riverbank erosion at Collyer’s Brook Town Mill, Fontmell. Read More...

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF DINAHS HOLLOW, MELBURY ABBAS

Published: 10 Jul 25

28th July - 1st August 2025 Read More...

Dorset Alert

Published: 10 Jul 25

South West forces work together to reduce harm caused by drugs Read More...

  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.