Gussage Saint Michael is a small village in East Dorset, in the south of England. At the 2001 census, the village had a population of 219.[1] Gussage St Michael is tucked off the main A354 as it runs through the Cranborne Chase, ten miles from Blandford Forum and fourteen miles from Salisbury. The village has no local shops, with the nearest store being in Cranborne, some 6 miles (10 km) away. The nearest public house is the Drovers Inn, a mile down a country lane in the sister village of Gussage All Saints.

Gussage St Michael
St Michael's church
Gussage St Michael is located in Dorset
Gussage St Michael
Gussage St Michael
Location within Dorset
Population219 
OS grid referenceST985113
Civil parish
  • Gussage St Michael
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIMBORNE
Postcode districtBH21
Dialling code01258
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Dorset
50°54′07″N 2°01′16″W / 50.902°N 2.021°W / 50.902; -2.021

The ecclesiastical parish of Gussage St Michael has recently merged with neighbouring Gussage All Saints and joined the Knowlton Circle Benefice which also includes the parishes of Cranborne, Edmondsham, Wimborne St Giles and Woodlands.

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References

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  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts: East Dorset (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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