Hinton, Dorset

Hinton
Fountain at Hinton Martell
Hinton Location within Dorset
Population	411 (2021 Census)
Civil parish	Hinton
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset

Hinton is a civil parish in Dorset, England, situated 3 miles north of Wimborne Minster.[1] It was created on 1 April 2015 from Hinton Martell and Hinton Parva.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Hinton was 411 people.[3]

Settlements

Hinton parish covers a number of villages:[4]

• Hinton Martell
• Hinton Parva
• Hinton St Mary
• Stanbridge
• Uppington

Politics

For UK general elections, Hinton is part of the North Dorset constituency.

Locally, Hinton is part of the Stour and Allen Vale ward for elections to Dorset Council.

See also

• List of civil parishes in Dorset

References

1. "Parish Council – Hinton St Mary – An Idyllic Dorset Village". hintonstmary.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
2. "The East Dorset (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2015" (PDF). LGBCE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
3. "Area profile for Hinton - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
4. "Hinton". Vale of Allen Parish Council. Retrieved 22 October 2024.