Canford Magna is a village in
Dorset
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, England. The village is situated just south of the
River Stour and lies between the towns of
Wimborne Minster
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and
Poole
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. The village has a mixture of thatch and brick buildings, mostly serving as residences for teaching staff. The western edge of the village merges with the residential suburb of
Merley
Merley is a large housing estate in the unparished area of Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or Canford Magna). The village merges with that of Oakley ...
and the village community of
Oakley
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.
The village school was built in 1866 and now serves as the youth club for Canford and Merley.
Canford School
Canford School
Canford School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18). Situated in 300 acres of parkland near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, south west England, it is one of the largest sc ...
, a private boarding school is located in the village. The school was previously the mansion and estate of
Lord Wimborne. A golf club lies on the edge of the village and the school.
Church
Canford Magna Parish Church is within the village, the oldest part of which is nearly a thousand years old.
References
Villages in Dorset
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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