Stourpaine

Stourpaine
Stourpaine viewed from Hod Hill
Stourpaine
Stourpaine shown within Dorset
Population	617
OS grid reference	ST861093
Civil parish	Stourpaine
District	North Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode district	DT11
Dialling code	01258

Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°53′05″N 2°11′53″W / 50.8847°N 2.198°W / 50.8847; -2.198Coordinates: 50°53′05″N 2°11′53″W / 50.8847°N 2.198°W / 50.8847; -2.198

Stourpaine (/staʊərˈpeɪn/ stowr-PAYN) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the valley of the River Stour in the North Dorset administrative district, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Blandford Forum. The A350 road, which connects Blandford to Shaftesbury to the north, passes through the village. The chalk hills of Cranborne Chase and the Dorset Downs lie immediately to the north-east and south-west respectively. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 277 dwellings, 265 households and a population of 617.