Stourpaine

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title: "Stourpaine" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-dorset"] description: "Village and civil parish in Dorset, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-dorset" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stourpaine" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in Dorset, England ::

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Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Stourpaine
coordinates
static_image_name	The Village of Stourpaine from Hod Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1278856.jpg
static_image_caption	Stourpaine viewed from Hod Hill
map_type	Dorset
population	617
civil_parish	Stourpaine
unitary_england	Dorset
lieutenancy_england	Dorset
region	South West England
constituency_westminster	North Dorset
post_town	BLANDFORD FORUM
postcode_area	DT
postcode_district	DT11
dial_code	01258
os_grid_reference	ST861093
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|country = England |official_name = Stourpaine |coordinates = |static_image_name = The Village of Stourpaine from Hod Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1278856.jpg |static_image_caption = Stourpaine viewed from Hod Hill |map_type = Dorset |population = 617 |civil_parish= Stourpaine | unitary_england= Dorset | lieutenancy_england= Dorset |region = South West England |constituency_westminster= North Dorset |post_town= BLANDFORD FORUM |postcode_area= DT |postcode_district= DT11 |dial_code= 01258 |os_grid_reference = ST861093 Stourpaine () is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the valley of the River Stour in the Dorset administrative district, 3 mi northwest of Blandford Forum. The A350 road, which connects Blandford to Shaftesbury to the north, passes through the village. The chalk hills of Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs lie immediately northeast and southwest respectively. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 277 dwellings, 265 households and a population of 617.

It was the original site of the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which has been held at nearby Tarrant Hinton in more recent years.

The joint benefice of Pimperne, Stourpaine, Durweston and Bryanston is in the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Stourpaine_church_-geograph.org.uk-_238609.jpg" caption="The view northwards to Stourpaine, with Holy Trinity parish church in the distance"] ::

A gift of land to the church is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The church of the Holy Trinity is medieval; in the 15th century the tower and nave were rebuilt in the Perpendicular style so that the nave was enlarged. Box pews were installed in the 18th century but by the 19th century the church was so dilapidated that rebuilding was undertaken (apart from the tower); the architect for the rebuilding was T. H. Wyatt.

The funeral service of Major Bruce Shand, the father of Queen Camilla, was held at the Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine on 16 June 2006, after which Major Shand's body was cremated. The funeral of his son Mark was also at Stourpaine, in 2014.

References

References

1. "Area: Stourpaine (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Office for National Statistics.
2. "Area: Stourpaine (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics.
3. [http://www.stourpaine.info/benefice.htm The Benefice of Pimperne, Stourpaine, Durweston and Bryanston]
4. [http://www.stourpaine.info/parishchurch.htm The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity]
5. (16 June 2006). "Royals support Camilla at her father's funeral". The Journal (Newcastle, England).

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