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[[File:Merley, the shops - geograph.org.uk - 1348766.jpg|thumb|right|Oakley shops at Merley]] |
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'''Merley''' is a large housing estate in |
'''Merley''' is a large housing estate in [[Poole]], a mile (2 km) south of [[Wimborne Minster]]. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (or [[Canford Magna]]). The village merges with that of [[Oakley, Dorset|Oakley]], and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed. The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle. The [[Poole]] ward is Merley and Bearwood. The population of this ward taken at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]] was 10,392.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13690595&c=BH21+1SU&d=14&e=62&g=6392974&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1428401675994&enc=1|title=Poole ward 2011|accessdate= 7 April 2015}}</ref> |
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==Statistics== |
==Statistics== |
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===Environment=== |
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* The [[population density]] of Merley and Bearwood is approximately 1673 people per square mile (646/km |
* The [[population density]] of Merley and Bearwood is approximately 1673 people per square mile (646/km<sup>2</sup>). |
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* The actual size of the [[ward (politics)|ward]] is 6.4 square miles (17 km |
* The actual size of the [[ward (politics)|ward]] is 6.4 square miles (17 km<sup>2</sup>). |
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===Employment=== |
===Employment=== |
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Merley has a [[Non-League football]] club [[Merley Cobham Sports F.C.]] who play at Cobham Sports and Social Club. |
Merley has a [[Non-League football]] club [[Merley Cobham Sports F.C.]] who play at Cobham Sports and Social Club. |
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== Politics == |
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Merley is part of the [[Bearwood and Merley (ward)|Bearwood and Merley]] ward, which elects 3 councillors to [[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council]]. |
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Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford (orCanford Magna). The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed. The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle. The Poole ward is Merley and Bearwood. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 10,392.[1]
Merley is part of the greater ward called "Merley and Bearwood" and here are some statistics on this area:
Source: First release of the 2001 Census data, released in September 2002.
The 1970s housing estate surrounding Sopwith Crescent was built over a period of several years from the Oakley Straight end on former farmland. It was originally called Oakley Garden Village by the developers, but soon became incorporated into the adjacent older village.
Merley First School serves Merley and Oakley and is one of the founding members of the Wimborne Academy Trust. The private Canford School is also located nearby at Canford Magna.
Merley has a Non-League football club Merley Cobham Sports F.C. who play at Cobham Sports and Social Club.
Merley is part of the Bearwood and Merley ward, which elects 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
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