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Thornford sits in the fertile Yeo Valley, about three miles southwest of Sherborne, where the landscape transitions into the rolling hills of North Dorset. It’s a village defined by its golden Hamstone cottages and a layout that still reflects its agricultural roots, though today it serves as a quiet, self-contained community. The village is practical; it retains a local shop and post office, a primary school, and The Kings Arms pub, which acts as a central fixture near the church of St Mary Magdalene. Geographically, it benefits from its own halt on the Heart of Wessex railway line, providing a direct link to Weymouth and Bristol - a rarity for a settlement of this size. While Sherborne is close enough for weekly markets and secondary schooling, Thornford maintains a distinct identity, bordered by the River Yeo and the parkland of the Sherborne Castle estate, keeping it feeling secluded without being isolated.