War memorial
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War memorial
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 10 Dec 2020
Located at the junction of Higher Street and Blandford Road (A350), Iwerne Minster war memorial erected in 1920 was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The memorial is based on the form of a medieval Dorset market cross. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1110194 Iwerne Minster is a small village on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, about 5 miles south of Shaftesbury and the same distance north of Blandford Forum. The village is within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Down Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is evidence of occupation since prehistoric times. The River Iwerne flows from a spring in the middle of the village. The original Minister is now St Mary's Church and was built by the Normans on the site of an earlier church.
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Image Location
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50.929882
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-2.192756