Tarrant Hinton
| Tarrant Hinton | |
|---|---|
 Tarrant Hinton | |
| OS grid reference | ST937110 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLANDFORD FORUM |
| Postcode district | DT11 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Tarrant Hinton is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Tarrant Valley within the North Dorset administrative district, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Blandford Forum. It has a population of 195 (As of 2001[update]).
The village no longer has a pub, shop or post office, but it has a medieval parish church and a village hall.
Tarrant Hinton is best known as the location of the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which is annually visited by some 200,000 people.
There is a local newsletter published regularly called the Tarrant Hinton Times.
External links
Media related to Tarrant Hinton at Wikimedia Commons
- Tarrant Hinton Village website
- Dorset Steam Fair official site
- BBC Steam Fair site
- Census data
- The Langton Arms Pub
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