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Fontmell Magna is a beautiful village in Dorset, England of about 750 residents. It is situated between the old market towns of Shaftesbury in the north and Blandford in the south, and between Cranborne Chase to the east and Blackmore Vale to the west.
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Fontmell Magna, an aerial view from the south. Welcome to...
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History of Fontmell. The Parish of Fontmell Magna is a largely rural area situated in the Blackmore Vale in North Dorset, approximately 5 miles south of Shaftesbury. The Parish includes the village of Fontmell Magna, the hamlet of Bedchester, and settlements in Hartgrove, Kit Hill and Margaret Marsh. People have been living in the area for over ...
Oct 27, 2011 · Fontmell Magna, an aerial view from the south. Welcome to the Fontmell Magna Village Archive Society’s website,as we celebrate 25 years of collecting, collating, researching and archiving the history of the place and its people.
History of Springhead. People have been drawn to Fontmell Magna, including the site of Springhead, since ancient times. Springhead’s spring water was most probably the main attraction, as well as the supply of food from roe deer, duck and other waterfowl. Mesolithic worked flints from about 6500 BC – 4000 BC have been found locally.
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Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale , close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase , on the A350 road five miles (eight kilometres) south of Shaftesbury and eight miles (thirteen kilometres) north of Blandford Forum .
Fontmell Magna, Dorset. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fontmell Magna like this: FONTMELL, a village, a parish, and a sub-district in Shaftesbury district, Dorset.
