About Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster (often referred to 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. The town has a population of 15,174 (according to the 2011 Census) and is situated at the confluence of the River Stour and River Allen, five miles north of Poole, on the Dorset Heaths.

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Wimborne Minster Locality

• Ashington

• Clapgate

• Colehill

• Furzehill

• Grange

• Leigh

• Merley

• Merry Field Hill

• Oakley

• Wimborne Minster

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A History of Wimborne in Miniature

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@iamtimbo
02 Apr 2015 15:47:17
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Found this in an antiques shop in Rochester, near where I live. Great little guide from the fifties/sixties to the Model Town, which is still thriving today!

History of Wimborne in Miniature.pdf - 1.6MB

updated by @iamtimbo: 23 Jul 2015 08:12:48

@iamtimbo
23 Jul 2015 08:17:18
63 posts

As you may have seen, there's a fab little Pathe film of the Model Town, shot in the 1960s - you can see it here:

updated by @iamtimbo: 23 Jul 2015 08:18:51

Wimborne Minster, Dorset