Useful information

Parish Council: Stour Row is part of the Stour Provost parish which itself is within The Stours grouped Parish Council. The Stours PC includes the four parishes of East Stour, Stour Provost, Todber and West Stour. http://www.thestoursparishcouncil.org.uk

School: Our local school Stower Provost Primary School dates from 1850 and is situated in Woodville, a mile west of Stour Row. Its catchment area covers a number of villages – Fifehead Magdalen, Kington Magna, Stour Provost, East and West Stour, and Todber, as well as Stour Row. http://www.stowerprovost.dorset.sch.uk

Churches: Stour Row’s local Parish Church is now St. Michael and All Angels, Stour Provost, which is a member of the Stour Vale Benefice. The church building in Stour Row, All Saints’ church, was closed for public worship in 2015 due to falling numbers.  http://stourvalechurches.org.uk

The nearest Roman Catholic church to Stour Row is Our Lady’s & St. Benedict’s church at Marnhull. https://www.marnhullandgillinghamrc.org.uk

Police:  Local police can be contacted on 101 for non-emergency calls. https://www.dorset.police.uk/neighbourhood-policing/dorset-north/north-dorset-rural/

Postal collections: 

Last collections from the village postbox: 16:30 Monday to Friday; 11:15 am on Saturday.

Last collections from Gillingham Post Office: 17:30 Monday to Friday; 11:45 am on Saturday.

Citizens Advice Bureau: 

Citizens Advice, Central Dorset, providing free, confidential and impartial advice, can be found at: 4 Newbury Court, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4QX.

Dorset For You:  Look up your local Council services, including rubbish bin collection days, on the Dorset For You website: https://mapping.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/mylocal/

Additional recycling at the Village Hall: Items not currently collected by Dorset Council are being accepted at the Village Hall for recycling to local schemes. Click here for more information.

Village “Phone Box” Library:  Is situated in the old red phone box at the centre of the village, just west of the junction of Green Lane and Dover Street. Pop in and pick up a good read, or leave one you have read for someone else to enjoy.

Milk deliveries:  Are available from Newhouse Farm Dairy, Cole Street Lane, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5JQ  Telephone 07584 029 454

Newspaper deliveries: Are available from Jean’s Sweet Shop in Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Telephone 01747 853896.

Walks: For walks shown on a map of Dorset go to this dorsetforyou site and add a post code for the area you wish to visit. click here