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}}'''Sturminster Newton''' is a town and ] situated on the ] in the north of ], England. The town is at the centre of the ], a large ] region around which the town's economy is built, and is known as 'the heart of the Blackmore vale'.


The town has shops, a primary and secondary school &ndash; ] &ndash; and a school and college catering for children with ]. A market is held in the town on Mondays. One of the largest cattle markets in England used to be held here,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iknow-dorset.co.uk/tourist_information/dorset_inland_east/sturminster_newton/sturminster_newton_fair.htm|title=Sturminster Newton Tourist Information at iknow-dorset.co.uk|access-date=9 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824185525/http://www.iknow-dorset.co.uk/tourist_information/dorset_inland_east/sturminster_newton/sturminster_newton_fair.htm|archive-date=24 August 2009}}</ref> but it was closed in 1998.
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The town is noted for its connections with the authors ] and ], and as part of the historic ] circuit.
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] on the River Stour at Newton.</small>]]
'''Sturminster Newton''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|t|ɜr|m|ɪ|n|s|t|ər|_|ˈ|nj|uː|t|ən}}, known to locals as '''Sturnewton''' or '''Stur''', is a town in the ] area of ], ]. It is situated on a low ] ridge in a ] of the ]. The town is at the centre of a large ] region, around which the town's economy is built. The larger part of the town (Sturminster) lies on the north side of the river, and includes most shops and services, whilst to the south is the smaller Newton. Between these two areas is a wide ]. The town is famous as the home of poet and author ], and, for part of his life, ]. The town had a population of 3,105 during the 2001 ], but is growing fast.<ref>], 2001 .</ref> 30.93% of the population are retired{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} The town has 43 shops, a primary and secondary school, and a school catering for children with ].

A market is held in the town on Mondays. One of the largest cattle markets in England used to be held here,<ref></ref> but the market was closed in 1998 and now in its place stands a housing estate and a 300-seat community arts centre called The Exchange. The town is part of the historic ] circuit.


==History== ==History==
]]Sturminster Newton was recorded in an ] ] in 968 as ''Nywetone at Stoure'', and in the ] of 1086 as ''Newentone''. Newton refers to a new farm or estate, and Sturminster to a church (]) on the Stour. Originally the two parts of the name referred to the settlements on the north and south of the river, but were combined to distinguish the town from ] and other Newtons.<ref>A.D. Mills, 1986. ''Dorset Place Names''. Southampton, Ensign. {{ISBN|1-85455-065-9}}</ref> The history of the town and surrounding area has been researched by the Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust, which runs the Sturminster Newton Museum in the Old Market Cross House in the centre of town. The ] is open to visitors on some days every week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/museum/|title=The Museum, SNHT|website=Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust|date=18 December 2017 |language=en-GB|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>
The town is situated at a historic ] point on the Stour. The ford was replaced in the 16th century with a six-arch stone bridge, and a quarter kilometre embankment crossing the flood plain. The bridge was widened from 12 to 18] in 1820.<ref>David McFetrich & Jo Parsons, 1998. ''Dorset Bridges''. Wimborne: Dovecote Press ISBN 1-874336-51-2</ref> A 19th-century plaque affixed to the bridge states that anyone damaging the bridge would have been ] to Australia as a felon. On the south bank of the river is the ] which was restored in 1980 and is now a museum.


Hidden on the hill above the bridge are the ruins of Sturminster Newton Castle, a ] rather than a defensive building. The 14th century building stands on a crescent shaped mound which could be the site of an ] ].<ref>The Dorest Page, 2000. .</ref> The town and castle were part of ]. Hidden on the hill above the bridge over the river are the ruins of ], a ] rather than a defensive building. The 14th-century building stands on a crescent shaped mound which could be the site of an ] ].<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol3/pp269-286 |title='Sturminster Newton', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 269–286 |publisher=University of London |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref> The town and castle were part of ].


Sturminster Newton is situated at a historic ] point on the River Stour. The ford was replaced in the 16th century with a six-arch stone bridge, and a quarter-kilometre embankment crossing the flood plain. The bridge was widened from {{convert|12|to|18|ft|m|1|abbr=off}} in 1820.<ref>David McFetrich & Jo Parsons, 1998. ''Dorset Bridges''. Wimborne: Dovecote Press {{ISBN|1-874336-51-2}}</ref> A 19th-century plaque affixed to the bridge states that anyone damaging the bridge would be ] to Australia as a felon.
The town was recorded in the ] ] in 968 as ''Nywetone at Stoure'', and in the ] as ''Newentone''. Newton refers to a new farm or estate, and Sturminster to a church (]) on the Stour. Originally the two parts of the name referred to the settlements on the north and south of the river, but were combined to distinguish the town from ] and other Newtons.<ref>A.D. Mills, 1986. ''Dorset Place Names''. Southampton, Ensign. ISBN 1-85455-065-9</ref>


]The Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust runs the Sturminster Newton ] on the south bank of the river and which has existed since at least 1016. The mill was restored in 1980 and is now a working museum ] which is open to visitors on some days every week between the end of March and the end of September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sturminsternewton-museum.co.uk/mill/|title=Working Mill in Sturminster Newton, SNHT|website=Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust|date=20 December 2017 |language=en-GB|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> The mill resumed commercial production of flour in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-year-old-mill-grinds-again-supply-flour-uk-180974830/|title=One-Thousand-Year-Old Mill Resumes Production to Supply Flour Amid Pandemic, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2020|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>
The town is set in the vale on which Thomas Hardy based his fictional ''Vale of the little dairies'' (in his '']'') and Sturminster had the largest ] ] in ], which stood close to the town centre until it was closed and demolished in 1998.


The town centre is built in a mixture of styles, including 17th- and 18th-century ] cottages, ] stone buildings, and 19th-century ] buildings. Set back from the main road is the market square and ], which was rebuilt in 1486 by the abbots of ]. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains. The town centre is built in a mixture of styles, including 17th- and 18th-century ] cottages, ] stone buildings, and 19th-century brick buildings. Set back from the main road is the market square and ], which was rebuilt in 1486 by the abbots of ]. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains.


From 1863 the ] ran through the town until 1966 when it was dismantled as part of the ]. The station and goods yard were demolished in the mid 1970s.<ref>Mike Oakley, 2001. ''Dorset Railway Stations''. Wimborne: Dovecote Press ISBN 1-874336-96-2</ref> ] was served by the ], which ran through the town from 1863 until it was dismantled in 1966 as part of the ]. The railway goods yard gave ] access to the private sidings of the local ]. Started in 1913 by local farmers to produce ] and ], it was taken over by the ] in 1937. Milk trains ceased in 1966 on closure of the line, with the creamery remaining in operation until 2000 under successor ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk/creamery.html|title=The Creamery at Sturminster Newton|publisher=cheesefestival.co.uk|access-date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228091434/http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk/creamery.html|archive-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> The station and goods yard were demolished in the mid-1970s.<ref>Mike Oakley, 2001. ''Dorset Railway Stations''. Wimborne: Dovecote Press {{ISBN|1-874336-96-2}}</ref>


The town is set in the vale on which ] based his fictional ''Vale of the little dairies'' (in his novel '']'') and Sturminster had the largest cattle market in Europe, which stood close to the town centre until it was closed and demolished in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Stephen |title=Sturminster Newton: anything but a new town |url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2012/08/sturminster-newton-anything-but-a-new-town/ |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Dorset Life Magazine |date=August 2012}}</ref>
The railway goods yard gave ] access to the private sidings of the local ]. Started in 1913 by local farmers to produce ] and ], it was taken over by the ] in 1937. Milk trains ceased in 1966 on closure of the line, with the creamery remaining in operation until 2000 under successor ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk/creamery.html|title=The Creamery at Sturminster Newton|publisher=cheesefestival.co.uk|accessdate=2012-01-31}}</ref>


==Governance==
The town is the home of the annual UK Boogie Woogie Festival,<ref></ref> which in 2009 saw an appearance from veteran ] star ].
] elects one member to ]. The town also has a ] of 11 members.<ref name=towncouncil>{{cite web |url=http://www.sturminsternewton-tc.gov.uk/The_Council_28647.aspx |title=The Council|publisher=Sturminster Newton Town Council | access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>


In the ], Sturminster is in the ] which is currently represented by ] of the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000839 |title=Dorset North Parliamentary constituency |work=Election 2015 |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>
==See also==
]
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==Geography==
*]
Sturminster Newton civil parish covers about {{convert|4550|acre|ha|abbr=off|sigfig=3}}<ref name=inventory>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/dorset/vol3/pp269-286 |title='Sturminster Newton', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 269–286 |publisher=University of London |work=British History Online |access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> at an elevation of {{convert|45|to|119|m|ft|abbr=off}},<ref>Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, sheet ST 61/71 (Sherborne and Sturminster Newton), published 1985</ref><ref>Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, sheet 1281 (ST81/91), Shillingstone & Tollard Royal, published 1987, {{ISBN|0-319-21281-5}}</ref> with the highest ground being in the southeast.
*]

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The town is situated on a ] of the River Stour. The larger part of the town (Sturminster) lies on a low limestone ridge to the north side of the river, and includes most shops and services, whilst to the south is the smaller Newton, separated by a wide ].

The geology of the parish comprises ] in the northwest, ] and sands in the northeast, centre and southwest, and ] in the southeast.<ref name=inventory/>

To the southeast of the town are ] and ], areas of mature woodland that are designated as sites of special scientific interest.

==Demography==
Census data is for Sturminster Newton civil parish, which also includes the small settlements of ], Broad Oak and ].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Census data for Sturminster Newton parish
|-
! Date !! Population !! Households
|-
| ]<ref name=census2021>{{cite web |title=Parish Profiles |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref>
|style=text-align:right| 4,408
|style=text-align:right| 1,988
|-
| ]<ref name=census2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129266&c=Sturminster+Newton&d=16&e=62&g=6418078&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433492937946&enc=1 |title=Area: Sturminster Newton (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |access-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223341/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129266&c=Sturminster+Newton&d=16&e=62&g=6418078&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1433492937946&enc=1 |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
|style=text-align:right| 4,292
|style=text-align:right| 1,910
|-
| ]<ref name=census2001>{{cite web |title=Key Statistics |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2001_ks |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref>
|style=text-align:right| 3,105
|style=text-align:right| 1,412
|}

==Religion and culture==
]
] is a ] ], dating from a rebuild in 1486 by the ]. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved ] remains. It is designated as a Grade I ] by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1324486|title=Church of St Mary, Sturminster Newton - 1324486 &#124; Historic England}}</ref>

Sturminster Newton is the home of the annual ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukboogiewoogiefestival.co.uk/|title=UK Boogie Woogie Festival|website=UK Boogie Woogie Festival|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> which in 2009 saw an appearance from veteran ] star ].

The Exchange, a community arts and conference centre, on Old Market Hill, was built on the site of the old cattle market. It was officially opened by ] in December 2007 and provides a venue for music concerts, drama and other events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stur-exchange.co.uk/about/|title=Our story|publisher=The Exchange|access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref>

The ] is based in Sturminster Newton.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} ], founded in 1871, play in the Dorset Premier Football League.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by ] and ]. Television signals are received from the ] TV transmitter,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Mendip|title= Full Freeview on the Mendip (Somerset, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 October 2023}}</ref> ] and ] can also be received from the ] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Rowridge|title=Full Freeview on the Rowridge (Isle Of Wight, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 October 2023}}</ref>

Local radio stations are ], ] (formerly ]), and ], a community based radio station that broadcast from its studio in ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abbey104.com/|title= Abbey 104|access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref>

The ] is the local newspaper that serves the town.

==International relations==
===Twin towns===
Sturminster Newton is ] with:
* ], Normandy, France

==Notable people==

* ] (1801–1886){{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
* ] (born 1940), ] rider
* ] (1840–1928) and his wife Emma lived in the town from 1876 to 1878, and he wrote his 1878 '']'' during this time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2013/06/curiosities-of-sturminster-newton/|title=Curiosities of Sturminster Newton – Dorset Life – The Dorset Magazine|website=www.dorsetlife.co.uk|access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>
* ] (1925–2007), writer, broadcaster and historian, was born in the town
* ] (1865–1944), physician, translator, communist activist, was born in the town<ref name="LWW">{{cite book |title=Labour Who's Who |date=1924 |publisher=Labour Publishing Company |location=London |page=130}}</ref>
* ] (born 1961), UK ] and former managing director of ], lives in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/price-wars-mark-price-on-christmas-convenience-and-caf-s-9939627.html|title=Price wars: Mark Price on Christmas, convenience and cafés|date=22 December 2014 |access-date=9 November 2017}}</ref>


== References == == References ==
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Town in Dorset, England This article is about the town. For other uses, see Sturminster Newton (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England
Sturminster Newton
The White Hart, Market Cross
Image: 150 pixelsCoat of arms of Sturminster Newton Town Council
Sturminster Newton is located in DorsetSturminster NewtonSturminster NewtonLocation within Dorset
Population4,408 (2021)
OS grid referenceST786140
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTURMINSTER NEWTON
Postcode districtDT10
Dialling code01258
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
Websitehttps://sturminster-newton.org.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°55′34″N 2°18′18″W / 50.9261°N 2.3051°W / 50.9261; -2.3051

Sturminster Newton is a town and civil parish situated on the River Stour in the north of Dorset, England. The town is at the centre of the Blackmore Vale, a large dairy agriculture region around which the town's economy is built, and is known as 'the heart of the Blackmore vale'.

The town has shops, a primary and secondary school – Sturminster Newton High School – and a school and college catering for children with special educational needs. A market is held in the town on Mondays. One of the largest cattle markets in England used to be held here, but it was closed in 1998.

The town is noted for its connections with the authors Thomas Hardy and William Barnes, and as part of the historic West Country Carnival circuit.

History

Sturminster Newton Museum in the Old Market Cross House
The town centre, showing the remains of the 15th-century market cross.

Sturminster Newton was recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter in 968 as Nywetone at Stoure, and in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Newentone. Newton refers to a new farm or estate, and Sturminster to a church (minster) on the Stour. Originally the two parts of the name referred to the settlements on the north and south of the river, but were combined to distinguish the town from Sturminster Marshall and other Newtons. The history of the town and surrounding area has been researched by the Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust, which runs the Sturminster Newton Museum in the Old Market Cross House in the centre of town. The Museum is open to visitors on some days every week.

Hidden on the hill above the bridge over the river are the ruins of Sturminster Newton Castle, a manor house rather than a defensive building. The 14th-century building stands on a crescent shaped mound which could be the site of an Iron Age hillfort. The town and castle were part of Sturminster Newton hundred.

Sturminster Newton is situated at a historic fording point on the River Stour. The ford was replaced in the 16th century with a six-arch stone bridge, and a quarter-kilometre embankment crossing the flood plain. The bridge was widened from 12 to 18 feet (3.7 to 5.5 metres) in 1820. A 19th-century plaque affixed to the bridge states that anyone damaging the bridge would be transported to Australia as a felon.

Sturminster Newton Mill

The Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust runs the Sturminster Newton Mill on the south bank of the river and which has existed since at least 1016. The mill was restored in 1980 and is now a working museum watermill which is open to visitors on some days every week between the end of March and the end of September. The mill resumed commercial production of flour in 2020.

The town centre is built in a mixture of styles, including 17th- and 18th-century thatched cottages, Georgian stone buildings, and 19th-century brick buildings. Set back from the main road is the market square and parish church of St Mary, which was rebuilt in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains.

Sturminster Newton railway station was served by the Somerset and Dorset Railway, which ran through the town from 1863 until it was dismantled in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe. The railway goods yard gave milk trains access to the private sidings of the local creamery. Started in 1913 by local farmers to produce cheddar cheese and pasteurised milk, it was taken over by the Milk Marketing Board in 1937. Milk trains ceased in 1966 on closure of the line, with the creamery remaining in operation until 2000 under successor Dairy Crest. The station and goods yard were demolished in the mid-1970s.

The town is set in the vale on which Thomas Hardy based his fictional Vale of the little dairies (in his novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles) and Sturminster had the largest cattle market in Europe, which stood close to the town centre until it was closed and demolished in 1997.

Governance

Sturminster Newton electoral ward elects one member to Dorset Council. The town also has a town council of 11 members.

In the UK parliament, Sturminster is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency which is currently represented by Simon Hoare of the Conservative party.

Sculpted column commemorating the former cattle market that was first established in 1219

Geography

Sturminster Newton civil parish covers about 4,550 acres (1,840 hectares) at an elevation of 45 to 119 metres (148 to 390 feet), with the highest ground being in the southeast.

The town is situated on a meander of the River Stour. The larger part of the town (Sturminster) lies on a low limestone ridge to the north side of the river, and includes most shops and services, whilst to the south is the smaller Newton, separated by a wide flood plain.

The geology of the parish comprises Oxford clay in the northwest, Corallian limestone and sands in the northeast, centre and southwest, and Kimmeridge clay in the southeast.

To the southeast of the town are Girdlers Coppice and Piddles Wood, areas of mature woodland that are designated as sites of special scientific interest.

Demography

Census data is for Sturminster Newton civil parish, which also includes the small settlements of Bagber, Broad Oak and Puxey.

Census data for Sturminster Newton parish
Date Population Households
2021 4,408 1,988
2011 4,292 1,910
2001 3,105 1,412

Religion and culture

Parish church of St Mary

St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church, dating from a rebuild in 1486 by the abbots of Glastonbury. The church was heavily modified in the 19th century, but the carved wagon roof remains. It is designated as a Grade I listed building by Historic England.

Sturminster Newton is the home of the annual UK Boogie Woogie Festival, which in 2009 saw an appearance from veteran boogie woogie star Little Willie Littlefield.

The Exchange, a community arts and conference centre, on Old Market Hill, was built on the site of the old cattle market. It was officially opened by Julian Fellowes in December 2007 and provides a venue for music concerts, drama and other events.

The Dorset Bach Cantata Club is based in Sturminster Newton. Sturminster Newton United F.C., founded in 1871, play in the Dorset Premier Football League.

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC West and ITV West Country. Television signals are received from the Mendip TV transmitter, BBC South and ITV Meridian can also be received from the Rowridge TV transmitter.

Local radio stations are BBC Radio Solent, Greatest Hits Radio South (formerly Vale FM), and Abbey104, a community based radio station that broadcast from its studio in Sherborne.

The Dorset Echo is the local newspaper that serves the town.

International relations

Twin towns

Sturminster Newton is twinned with:

Notable people

References

  1. "Sturminster Newton Tourist Information at iknow-dorset.co.uk". Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. A.D. Mills, 1986. Dorset Place Names. Southampton, Ensign. ISBN 1-85455-065-9
  3. "The Museum, SNHT". Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. 'Sturminster Newton', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 269–286. University of London. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. David McFetrich & Jo Parsons, 1998. Dorset Bridges. Wimborne: Dovecote Press ISBN 1-874336-51-2
  6. "Working Mill in Sturminster Newton, SNHT". Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "One-Thousand-Year-Old Mill Resumes Production to Supply Flour Amid Pandemic, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2020". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  8. "The Creamery at Sturminster Newton". cheesefestival.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  9. Mike Oakley, 2001. Dorset Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press ISBN 1-874336-96-2
  10. Baker, Stephen (August 2012). "Sturminster Newton: anything but a new town". Dorset Life Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. "The Council". Sturminster Newton Town Council. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. "Dorset North Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  13. ^ "'Sturminster Newton', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 3, Central (London, 1970), pp. 269–286". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  14. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, sheet ST 61/71 (Sherborne and Sturminster Newton), published 1985
  15. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Pathfinder Series, sheet 1281 (ST81/91), Shillingstone & Tollard Royal, published 1987, ISBN 0-319-21281-5
  16. "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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