Milborne Port

Milborne Port
Milborne Port
	Church of St John the Evangelist
	Milborne Port Location within Somerset
Population	2,802 (2011)
OS grid reference	ST677186
District	South Somerset;
Shire county	Somerset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sherborne
Postcode district	DT9
Dialling code	01963
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Somerton and Frome;

Milborne Port is a village, electoral ward and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district. It has a population of 2,802. The parish includes the hamlets of Milborne Wick and Kingsbury Regis.

The village is surrounded by green fields and countryside on the banks of the River Gascoigne, a tributary of the River Ivel or River Yeo.

The village has a primary school, which occupies the site of the former infant school. The junior school was closed and all pupils and staff moved to the infant site. In 2006 a new three-classroom extension was opened.

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