North Dorset District Dorset England United Kingdom
50.990591,-2.315847

Fifehead Magdalen

Fifehead Magdalen is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Blackmore Vale, about three miles (five kilometres) south-southwest of Gillingham and five miles (eight kilometres) west of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Corallian limestone soil and surrounded by Oxford Clay, about 1⁄4 mile (400 metres) from the west bank of the River Stour. Its name means "the place of five hides dedicated to [St] Magdalene". In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 80. The village was a venue for stave dances.

Distance between:

London to Fifehead Magdalen 102 Miles / 163 Kms
Liverpool to Fifehead Magdalen 170 Miles / 274 Kms

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Population 2017: 273 inhabitants