Glanvilles Wootton

Glanvilles Wootton
Parish church of St Mary
Glanvilles Wootton
Glanvilles Wootton shown within Dorset
Population	196
OS grid reference	ST678082
District	North Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places UK England Dorset 50°52′21″N 2°27′35″W / 50.8724°N 2.4597°W / 50.8724; -2.4597Coordinates: 50°52′21″N 2°27′35″W / 50.8724°N 2.4597°W / 50.8724; -2.4597

Glanvilles Wootton, or Wootton Glanville, is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale under the scarp of the Dorset Downs, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Sherborne. It lies within the North Dorset administrative district. In the 2011 Census the parish had a population of 196.

To the north of the village is Round Chimneys Farm, which used to be a manor house and home of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. One mile south-east of the village is the hill fort Dungeon Hill.

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