Manston, Dorset

Manston, Dorset

Coordinates: 50°56′20″N 2°15′54″W / 50.9390°N 2.2651°W / 50.9390; -2.2651 Manston is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale two miles east of Sturminster Newton. The village has a population of 135 (As of 2001).

Leading artist Rodney Fryer Russell and his fellow artist wife Pamela lived in the village for many years prior to Rodney's death.

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