The village of Charminster is located within the county of Dorset.
The Parish Church (a Grade I listed building) is called Charminster: St Mary the Virgin and serves the parish of Charminster: St Mary the Virgin and the benefice of Charminster and Stinsford and belongs to the diocese of Salisbury.
Charminster is situated in the region of the UK and is governed by Dorset, council.
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