Hinton Parva is a hamlet and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, now in the civil parish of
Hinton, in east
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...
, England, three miles north of
Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Pool ...
. The parish had a population of 56 in 2001 and included the nearby village of
Stanbridge. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2015 and merged with
Hinton Martell
Hinton Martell (also known as Hinton Martel) is a village and former civil parish, now in the civil parish of Hinton, in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county, three miles nort ...
to form Hinton parish.
The first tier of local government is Vale of Allen Parish Council, which covers four neighbouring parishes as well as Hinton.
See also
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Hinton (place name)
Hinton is a place name of Old English origin, and is a common English village name, particularly in Southern England. Village names often include a suffix, for example Hinton on the Green and Hinton-in-the-Hedges.
The place-name is closely relat ...
References
Hamlets in Dorset
Former civil parishes in Dorset
East Dorset District
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