West Stour (other)
West Stour may refer to * West Stour, Dorset, a village in the English county of Dorset * West Stour, Kent The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluen ...

West Stour, Dorset
West Stour is a village and civil parish situated in the Blackmore Vale area of North Dorset, England. It is one of a group of villages known as The Stours, located in the River Stour Valley, south of Gillingham. West Stour has a village hall, one public house and a service station on the main A30 road. West Stour is one of four parishes—the others being East Stour, Stour Provost and Todber—under the governance of The Stours Parish Council. It has a population of about 200. The nearest railway station is at Gillingham. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line. History In 1086 in the Domesday Book two settlements were recorded in the parish: West Stour and Little Kington. The latter remained small but West Stour developed into a village. West Stour's open fields were enclosed in 1779. St Mary's Church St Mary's Church, at the north end of Church Street, is a Grade II* listed building.
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