Tarrant Hinton
Tarrant Hinton is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Tarrant Valley, approximately five miles (eight kilometres) northeast of Blandford Forum. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil parish was 160.[1]
| Tarrant Hinton | |
|---|---|
 Tarrant Hinton | |
  Tarrant Hinton Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 160 [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST937110 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLANDFORD FORUM |
| Postcode district | DT11 |
| Dialling code | 01258 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The village's name appears in medieval sources. In 935, King Æthelstan granted land at Tarrant Hinton to the nuns of Shaftesbury Abbey under condition that they would pray hard for the king.[2]
The village no longer has a public house, shop or post office, but it has a medieval parish church and a newly rebuilt village hall. In 2001 the ecclesiastical parish of Tarrant Hinton was grouped with nine other surrounding parishes to form the Chase Benefice in the Anglican Diocese of Salisbury.
Tarrant Hinton is well known as the location of the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which is annually visited by some 200,000 people.
There is a local church benefice newsletter published regularly called the Tarrant Times.
Governance
Tarrant Hinton parish falls under the Dorset unitary authority ward of Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants, and the parliamentary constituency of North Dorset. The MP since 2015 is Simon Hoare of the Conservative Party.
References
- "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Studies in the Early History of Shaftesbury Abbey. Dorset County Council, 1999
External links
Media related to Tarrant Hinton at Wikimedia Commons
