Sherborne Guide

Useful Contact Numbers for Sherborne  and the Surrounding Areas

Dentons has been providing local information and business listings since 1967. Below is a list of useful contact details for a range of services in Sherborne and Milborne Port. This includes information on council services, education, transport, health, recycling & emergency services.

Council Office Services

West Dorset District Council provides a range of services for the residents of Sherborne including education and social care.

Council services are provided by South Somerset District Council for the residents of Milborne Port.

Somerset Council Services

Education

Schooling can be a difficult time for parents and pupils. Below are some useful numbers to help combat potential issues that may arise for both pupils and parents during a child’s time at school.

For Milborne Port – contact details Education Services in Somerset

Register Offices

Sherborne has a conveniently situated register office to register a birth, death or marriage. For Milborne Port, the local register office in Somerset is sited in Yeovil.

Emergency Services

Sherborne’s emergency services are well organised and extremely responsive. Contact information for the main emergency services in the area are listed below:

Milborne Port’s emergency services contact numbers are listed below.

Hospitals

Residents of Sherborne and Milborne Port can refer to Yeovil hospital in nearby Somerset which provides most of the acute care services including intensive care, cancer care and coronary (heart) services.

NHS Services

There is a range of NHS services available to residents of Sherborne and Milborne Port. Whatever the problem, be it a broken tooth or a broken leg, specialists are on hand.

Social Services – Children, Young People, Adults and Families

West Dorset Council’s social services are based in a variety of locations across the district and information about services is available from the following links.

Somerset Council provides social services for residents of Milborne Port.

Post Offices

Leisure Centres and Sports Facilities

There are a variety of leisure and sports facilities in the Sherborne and Milborne Port area and all open to the public so if you fancy a workout or taking up a new sport or activity, pop over any of the centres located in the area.

Public Transport

Sherborne and Milborne Port are served by several railway stations with services between London Waterloo and Exeter and Weymouth and Bristol.

Citizens Advice

For anyone facing money, legal, housing or benefit issues the Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential and impartial advice.

Chamber of Commerce

The chamber of commerce network can support your business throughout its life cycle from start-up, development, growth and beyond. No matter what type of business you are, or whether your objectives are on a local, national or international scale, your local chamber can help you meet your goals.

Coroner

A coroner’s role is to establish, normally by post-mortem, whether a death is natural or unnatural in the eyes of the law. If the death is unnatural, further investigations might be undertaken with a view to presenting a case to be heard before a coroner at an inquest.