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Buckland Newton is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated beneath the scarp slope of the Dorset Downs, south of Sherborne. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 622.[1] The village covers around 6000 acres.[2] The village lies within the Buckland Newton Hundred. Amenities in the village include a pub (The Gaggle of Geese), shop, primary school and village hall. Approximately three quarters of the parish lies within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. |