Sixpenny Handley
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Sixpenny Handley is a village and civil parish
in north east Dorset
, England
, situated on Cranborne Chase
ten miles (16 km) north east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population
of 1,175 .
The village is popular for its various garden events throughout the year including the annual Flower Show which attracts many hundreds of visitors from across the county.
The parish church
of St Mary dates from the 14th century. It has been designated a Grade II* listed building.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in north east Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated on Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase is a Chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. The plateau is part of the English Chalk Formation and is adjacent to Salisbury Plain and the West Wiltshire Downs in the north, the Dorset Downs to the south west and the...
ten miles (16 km) north east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 1,175 .
The village is popular for its various garden events throughout the year including the annual Flower Show which attracts many hundreds of visitors from across the county.
The parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of St Mary dates from the 14th century. It has been designated a Grade II* listed building.