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Coordinates: 50°5448N 1°4954W / 50.9133°N 1.8317°W / 50.9133; -1.8317
 

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Alderholt

Charing Cross, Alderholt

Alderholt is located in Dorset
Alderholt

Alderholt

Location within Dorset

Population3,171 [1]
OS grid referenceSU119126
• London82 mi (132 kmSW
Civil parish
  • Alderholt
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode districtSP6
Dialling code01425
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°54′48N 1°49′54W / 50.9133°N 1.8317°W / 50.9133; -1.8317

Alderholt /ˈɔːldərhlt/ is a large village and civil parish in east Dorset, England; situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamletsofCrendell and Cripplestyle. The parish had a population of 3,171 at the 2011 Census, up from 3,113 in 2001.[2]

The village has a Co-op Food convenience store, veterinary clinic and part-time GP surgery. There are three churches in the village: Alderholt Chapel,[3] St James' Church of England, and the Tabernacle Gospel Church.

The village also has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.[citation needed]

Transport[edit]

The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury.

Until 1964, Alderholt was served by Daggons Road railway station, west of the village on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.

Governance[edit]

The civil parish was created in 1894. A book was published in 1994 by Alderholt Parish Council recording parish details and interest over the 100 years.[4]

After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Alderholt is part of the Cranborne and Alderholt ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Census, 2011
  • ^ "Parish and ward 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  • ^ "Alderholt Chapel". alderholtchapel.org. 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  • ^ Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1895
  • ^ "Area profile for Cranborne & Alderholt - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  • External links[edit]

    Media related to Alderholt at Wikimedia Commons



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