Wimborne St Giles

Wimborne St Giles
Thatched cottages and the village hall in Wimborne St Giles
Wimborne St Giles Location within Dorset
Population	366
OS grid reference	SU031119
Civil parish	Wimborne St Giles
District	East Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIMBORNE
Postcode district	BH21
Dialling code	01725
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°54′25″N 1°57′22″W / 50.907°N 1.956°W / 50.907; -1.956

Wimborne St Giles is a village and civil parish in east Dorset, England, on Cranborne Chase, 7 miles (11 km) north of Wimborne Minster and 12 miles (19 km) north of Poole. The village lies within the Shaftesbury estate, owned by the Earl of Shaftesbury.^[1] A tributary of the River Allen, formerly known as the Wimborne, snakes its way through the village.^[2]

The village of St Giles was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[3] Wimborne St Giles was established in 1733, when the St Giles and All Hallows parishes were merged at the request of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. In 2001 the population was 366, served by the village hall, post office, parish church, and a primary school. Recreational enterprises include commercial shooting, a trout farm, and fly fishing on the River Allen. The village is largely agricultural, with residents generally commuting to nearby cities and towns for employment.