Parking in Wimborne, Dorset

Local Information

Wimborne Minster (church)

Wimborne Minster, known locally as the Minster, is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The Minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library (one of the few surviving chained libraries in the world). The Minster, a former monastery and Benedictine nunnery, is the resting place of King Ethelred of Wessex (...)

Wimborne Minster

:''This article is about the town Wimborne Minster. For the church of Wimborne Minster, see ''Wimborne Minster''. Wimborne Minster (often referred to locally as Wimborne) is 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 (...)

Merley

Merley is a large housing estate in the borough 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 housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed (...)