Fifehead Neville is a village in north Dorset, England, situated in the Blackmore Vale two miles south west of Sturminster Newton. The village has a population of 127[1]. The village is situated next to the stream of Fife which runs down from the high plains of Bulbarrow Hill. Thomas Hardy, who variously lived in nearby Dorchester and Sturminster Newton, once remarked of Fifehead Neville "Never before have I seen such beauty and activity combine so harminously."
References
- ^ ONS & Dorset County Council, 2001 Census data.
