Iwerne Minster | |
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Parish Church of St Mary | |
Location within Dorset | |
Population | 978 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST865143 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Blandford Forum |
Postcode district | DT11 |
Dialling code | 01747 |
Police | Dorset |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Iwerne Minster (/ˈjuːɜːrn/ YOO-ern) is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It lies on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, approximately midway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum. The A350 main road between those towns passes through the edge of the village, just to the west. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 978.[1]