Sixpenny Handley

Sixpenny Handley
High Street, Sixpenny Handley
Sixpenny Handley
Location within Dorset
Population1,233 
OS grid referenceST997172
Civil parish
  • Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALISBURY
Postcode districtSP5
Dialling code01725
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Sixpenny Handley /ˈsɪkspəni ˈhændli/ or Handley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge, in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase ten miles (16 km) north east of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,233. The civil parish was abolished on 1 April 2015 and merged with Pentridge to form Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge.