Milborne St Andrew

Milborne St Andrew

Coordinates: 50°47′N 2°17′W / 50.78°N 2.28°W / 50.78; -2.28

Milborne St Andrew
Milborne St Andrew.jpg
Milborne St Andrew circa 1900
Milborne St Andrew is located in Dorset
Milborne St Andrew

 Milborne St Andrew shown within Dorset
Population 1,042 
OS grid reference SY805975
Shire county Dorset
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DORCHESTER
Postcode district DT11
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
List of places: UK • England • Dorset

Milborne St Andrew is a village in central Dorset, England, situated in a winterbourne valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs, straddling the A354 road nine miles north east of Dorchester. The village has a population of 1,042 (2001). A mile south of the village is Weatherby Castle hill fort, the 'tower' of Thomas Hardy's novel Two on a Tower.

There is an infants' school, Milbourne St Andrew First School [1], rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2009. The village also has a pub, the Royal Oak, a church, St Andrew's (Church of England) founded in 1069, and other community facilities, most notably the sports club and pavilion, home of the Milborne Sports Football Club which was nominated Dorset FA Charter Club of the Year in 2008.

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