Wimborne Minster
town and civil parish in Dorset, England
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Summary
Wimborne Minster is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dorset[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: civil parish[5], market town[6]
- Named after: Wimborne Minster[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Ochsenfurt[8], Valognes[9]
- Postal code: BH21[10]
- Commons category: Wimborne Minster[11]
- Local dialing code: 01202[12]
- OS grid reference: SU015005[13]
- Authority: Wimborne Minster Town Council[14]
- Official website: http://www.wimborne.gov.uk/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wimborne Minster[16]
- Population: 6418[17], 9059[18], 3743[19], 4075[20], 4487[21], 4158[22], 5000[23], 5530[24], 6200[25], 6790[26], 3039[27]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Category for people born here: Q86310021[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q86309933[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Wimborne Minster[31]
- Historic county: Dorset[32]
Why It Matters
Wimborne Minster has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]