The Benefice has three parishes, each with its own character but with a growing awareness of togetherness. It lies to the north and west of the town of Blandford Forum in the beautiful county of Dorset, home to the Jurassic Coast Heritage Site. The Parishes of Stourpaine and Durweston are situated on opposite banks of the River Stour at the confluence with the much smaller River Iwerne. Bryanston is to the SE of Durweston and the larger village of Pimperne lies to the North East of Stourpaine in its own pretty valley, carved in the chalk downs by the Pimperne Brook. The total population is 2,000-3,000.

In 2021, the Benefice informally joined with the parishes of Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton and Tarrant Monkton.  This partnership was part of a proposed reorganisation.  The churches have started working well together and are now seeking to form a legal entity as Long Barrow benefice.  This pastoral reorganisation is now open to public consultation and the detail can be found on the Church Commissioners' website, https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/parish-reorganisation-and-church-property/consultation-parish-reorganisation-and-12.  Consultation closes on 2 December 2024