Static Image Name: | Frome St. Quintin, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 506083.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Parish church of St Mary |
Country: | England |
Map Type: | Dorset |
Official Name: | Frome St Quintin |
Population: | 150 |
Population Ref: | [1] |
Unitary England: | Dorset |
Shire County: | Dorset |
Post Town: | Dorchester |
Postcode Area: | DT |
Postcode District: | DT2 |
Constituency Westminster: | West Dorset |
Region: | South West England |
Os Grid Reference: | ST598026 |
Frome St Quintin is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately 11miles northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited on an outcrop of greensand[2] near the head of the Frome valley, among chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 150.[1] There are naturally occurring springs in the area and the first habitation is likely to have been during the Roman era. The parish church dates from the 13th century.[3] Just over 0.5miles west of the village and in Cattistock parish is Chantmarle, a 15th-century manor house with later additions.