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Wimborne Minster

Dorset (County [UK]), Dorsetshire (County [UK]), England


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Description of institution: A market town in the East Dorset district of Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. The central town has a population of 6,418 (according to the 2001 Census) and is situated at the confluence of the River Stour and River Allen, five miles north of Poole. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimborne_Minster People associated with this location: Ethelred I, King (of Wessex) (c. 837-871) - Death place at