Frome St Quintin

{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|static_image_name = Frome St. Quintin, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 506083.jpg

|static_image_caption = Parish church of St Mary

|country = England

|coordinates = {{Coord|50.8214|-2.5726|display=inline,title}}

|map_type = Dorset

|official_name = Frome St Quintin

|population = 150

|population_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882|title=Parish Population Data|date=20 January 2015|accessdate=28 February 2015|publisher=Dorset County Council}}

|unitary_england = Dorset

|lieutenancy_england = Dorset

|post_town = Dorchester

|postcode_area = DT

|postcode_district = DT2

|constituency_westminster = West Dorset

|region = South West England

|os_grid_reference = ST598026

}}

Frome St Quintin is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately {{convert|11|mi|km}} northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited on an outcrop of greensand{{cite book|author=Ralph Wightman|author-link=Ralph Wightman|title=Portrait of Dorset|publisher=Robert Hale Ltd|year=1983|page=16|edition=4|isbn=0 7090 0844 9}} near the head of the Frome valley, among chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. Dorset County Council's latest (2013) estimate of the parish population is 150. There are naturally occurring springs in the area and the first habitation is likely to have been during the Roman era.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}} The parish church dates from the 13th century.{{cite book|publisher=West Dorset District Council|title=West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide|year=c. 1983|page=9}} Just over {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} west of the village and in Cattistock parish is Chantmarle, a 15th-century manor house with later additions.