Frome St Quintin

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Frome St Quintin
Dorset
Frome St. Quintin, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 506083.jpg
Parish church of St Mary
Location
Grid reference: ST598026
Location: 50°49’17"N, 2°34’21"W
Data
Population: 150  (2013 est.)
Post town: Dorchester
Postcode: DT2
Local Government
Council: Dorset
Parliamentary
constituency:
West Dorset

Frome St Quintin is a village in Dorset, eleven miles north-west of the county town, Dorchester. It is sited on an outcrop of greensand[1] near the head of the Frome valley, among chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. An estimate in 2013 reckoned a parish population of 150.

There are naturally occurring springs in the area and the first habitation is likely to have been during the Roman era.

Just over half a mile west of the village and in Cattistock parish is Chantmarle, a 15th-century manor house with later additions.

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References

  1. Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 16. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.