Stour Provost

Stour Provost
Stour Provost
Stour Provost
Location within Dorset
Population573 (2021 census)
OS grid referenceST793215
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGillingham
Postcode districtSP8
Dialling code01747
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Stour Provost is a village and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Sturminster Newton and Gillingham. In old writings it is usually spelled Stower Provost.

The civil parish includes the settlements of Woodville and Stour Row to the east. In the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 573, of which around half live in Stour Row.