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Lying just four miles south of Sherborne in the Blackmore Vale, Yetminster is a village built almost entirely of the local honey-colored hamstone. Unlike many nearby settlements that are clustered around a central green, the village follows a long, linear plan, with many of its seventeenth-century houses fronting directly onto the street. It historically grew wealthy from the wool trade and the railway, and it remains one of the few villages in the area to retain its own station on the Heart of Wessex line, offering a direct, albeit infrequent, connection to Weymouth and Bristol. Life here feels settled and self-contained. There is a health center, a primary school, and a local shop and post office that serve as the village’s functional hub. The River Wriggle flows nearby, and the surrounding landscape is characterized by the dairy pastures and low-lying hills typical of North Dorset. While it has grown significantly over the decades, the core of the village is a conservation area, anchored by the 13th-century St Andrew’s Church, which is notable for its ancient clock that chimes the national anthem. It is a practical place that manages to feel rural without being isolated.