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Wimborne Minster

Coordinates: 50°48′14″N 1°58′41″W / 50.804°N 1.978°W / 50.804; -1.978

Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, /ˈwɪmbɔːrn/) is a market town in East Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. The town has a population of 6,790 (according to the 2011 Census) and is situated at the confluence of the River Stour and River Allen, 5 miles (8 km) north of Poole, on the Dorset Heaths. The town is also recognised as part of the South East Dorset conurbation.

Governance

The Mayor of Wimborne is currently Andy Hampton. The town and its administrative area is served by eleven councillors and one from the nearby ward of Cranfield. The electoral ward of Wimborne Minster is slightly bigger than the parish. The population of this ward at the 2011 census is 7,014. Wimborne is twinned with Valognes, France and Ochsenfurt, Germany. Wimborne Minster is part of the Mid-Dorset and North Poole Parliamentary Constituency.

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Goods were stolen from Wimborne foodbank during break-in

BBC News 25 Apr 2025
Alistair Doxat-Purser, CEO of Faithworks Wessex, which runs the Wimborne Foodbank+ said the team felt "really sad" and wished whoever did it had asked them for help.

Flowers left after young boy killed in Wimborne van crash

BBC News 13 Apr 2025
Floral tributes have been left in a residential street for a young boy who died after being hit by a van in Dorset ... .

Wimborne crash: Young child pedestrian dies after being hit by Ford van

The Mirror 11 Apr 2025
Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses after a young child pedestrian was killed after being struck by a van - emergency services attended the scene but sadly his life could not be saved ... .
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