Wimborne St Giles
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- See also: Wimborne St Giles (hundred)
Coordinates: 50°54′25″N 1°57′22″W / 50.907°N 1.956°W
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 Church and Alms Houses in Wimborne St Giles |
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Wimborne St Giles shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 366 |
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| OS grid reference | SU031119 |
| Civil parish | Wimborne St Giles |
| District | East Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIMBORNE |
| Postcode district | BH21 |
| Dialling code | 01725 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Wimborne St Giles is a village in east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase seven miles north of Wimborne Minster which is north of Poole. The village has a population of 366 (2001).
The village has a school, a pub called "The Bull", a church, a post office and a village hall. The River Allen runs through the village. Every year the village holds a fete, which sometimes features a duck race.
The bow of Eros (properly Anteros) in Piccadilly Circus, London was originally positioned to point towards Wimborne St Giles, the country seat of the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, in commemoration of his philanthropic works.[citation needed]
The church has a plaque in commemoration of robins who nested in the altar in 1887 and again in 1908.
[edit] External links
Media related to Wimborne St Giles at Wikimedia Commons
- Census data
- Wimborne St. Giles (St. Giles) at people.bath.ac.uk
- Wimborne St Giles at thedorsetpage.com
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