Until now all our articles have been about Fontmell Magna or Fontmell people. However, the village is closely associated with several other local villages and with the market towns of […]
In December 2004 we published an article about the first meetings of the newly formed Parish Council (PC) which dealt with the inaugural meetings in December 1894 and January 1895. […]
FONTMELL FAMILIES 1653-1687 Our website articles are normally accompanied by pictures specially selected for their relevance to the text which they illustrate. But this text-only article is published in response […]
THE PARISH OF FONTMELL MAGNA includes the village of Fontmell Magna and the hamlets of Bedchester and Hartgrove. It is bordered to the north by the parish of Compton Abbas; […]
FONTMELL MAGNA FARM SURVEY 1941 Entering the third year of WWII, Britain had to grow even more food – especially grain – to counteract the U-boat menace. The Government set […]
Editorial introduction: In about 1970 Charlie Andrews (as he was always known) wrote down some of his memories about his life in Fontmell Magna. He was very devoted to the […]
This is the story of the policemen and their families who lived in the police house in South Street, Fontmell Magna, which was the former Toll House on the Shaftesbury […]
As our archive contains many old photographs of the village, we thought it might be interesting to compare some of them with pictures taken today. Many of the early photos […]
St Andrew’s Primary School Fontmell Magna has had a village school since 1843. The original building was replaced in 1864 by the one we see today. It was originally designed […]
Fontmell Magna, a small village in the county of Dorset, lies some 80m above sea level on the eastern side of the Blackmore Vale. The presence of many springs and […]
