Welcome to Stour Provost
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Stour Provost is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Gillingham. In old writings it is usually spelled Stower Provost. Stour Provost once constituted a liberty, containing only the parish itself. Today the civil parish includes the settlements of Woodville and Stour Row to the east. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 235 households and a population of 579.After the establishment of Stour Provost village near the River Stour, at least four smaller settlements were established in a piecemeal fashion from the 13th century – or perhaps earlier – in the common land or "waste" further east, at Woodville and beyond. These small groups of farms, with their own irregular shaped fields, were separated by unenclosed "waste" probably until the 18th century, when it was enclosed and divided into rectilinear fields.The nearest railway station is in neighbouring Gillingham, Dorset. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,139 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
570 (2021) |
Density |
50 people/km2 |
Mean age |
44.5 |
Ward |
Beacon |
District |
North Dorset |
Postcodes |
SP7, SP8 |
ONS ID |
E04003441 |
Council
Contact details for Stour Provost Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Stour Provost Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Stour Provost Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Stour Provost Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Stour Provost Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Stour Provost Parish.
Local News
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Fifehead revisited: my ride through north Dorset’s mysterious past
Published: 24th Apr 2021
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Dorset flour mill turned into home on sale for £1.4m
Published: 15th Aug 2017
