Iwerne Minster

Iwerne Minster

Infobox UK place
official_name= Iwerne Minster
local_name=
shire_district= North Dorset
shire_county= Dorset
country= England
region= South West England
static_

static_image_caption=Oakwood Drive, Iwerne Minster
population= 889 (2001)
os_grid_reference= ST865143
map_type= Dorset
latitude= 50.9284
longitude= -2.1926
london_distance=
post_town= Blandford
postcode_area= DT
postcode_district= DT11
dial_code= 01747
constituency_westminster= North Dorset
website=

Iwerne Minster is a village in North Dorset, England, situated under Cranborne Chase in the Blackmore Vale just off the A350. The village has a population of 889 (2001) and the major 'industry' is a cheese shop, which employs 57 persons. It has a village shop which doubles as a Post Office and a butchers run by Simon Harvell. The village also has a football field and, due to a lottery grant, a cricket pitch and pavilion.

Iwerne Minster is also home to Clayesmore School, a fee-paying boarding and day school which caters to all ages.

External links

[http://www.clayesmore.com Clayesmore School Website] [http://www.iwerneminster.org/ Iwerne Minster Tourism]


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