Welcome to Fifehead Magdalen

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Introduction

Fifehead Magdalen is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Blackmore Vale, about three miles (five kilometres) south-southwest of Gillingham and five miles (eight kilometres) west of Shaftesbury. It is sited on Corallian limestone soil and surrounded by Oxford Clay, about 1⁄4 mile (400 metres) from the west bank of the River Stour. Its name means "the place of five hides dedicated to [St] Magdalene". In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 80. The village was a venue for stave dances.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	394 hectares
Population	269 (2021)
Density	68 people/km2
Mean age
Ward	Beacon
District	North Dorset
Postcodes	SP8
ONS ID	E04003406

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