North Dorset




This article is about the district. For the constituency, see North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency).

Non-metropolitan district in England, United Kingdom
































































































North Dorset District
Non-metropolitan district

North Dorset shown within Dorset
North Dorset shown within Dorset

Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South West England
Non-metropolitan county Dorset
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Blandford Forum
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government

 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body North Dorset District Council
 • Leadership
Leader and Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs
 Simon Hoare
Area

 • Total 235.2 sq mi (609.2 km2)
Area rank 69th (of 326)
Population
(mid-2017 est.)

 • Total 71,100
 • Rank 300th (of 326)
 • Density 300/sq mi (120/km2)
 • Ethnicity

 98.6% White
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code 19UE (ONS)
E07000050 (GSS)
OS grid reference ST8862706885
Website www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk

North Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. It is largely rural, but includes the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton. Much of North Dorset is in the River Stour valley and is called the Blackmore Vale. The economy of North Dorset is largely dairy agriculture based.


The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Blandford Rural District, Shaftesbury Rural District and Sturminster Rural District. The district and its council will be abolished on 1st April 2019 and, together with the other 4 districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, will form a new Dorset unitary authority.[1]


At the 2001 UK census North Dorset had a population of 61,905, a rise of 8,300 from 1991, with 25,248 households.


North Dorset is home to North Dorset Rugby Football Club



Settlements


Towns with a population over 2,500 are in bold.



  • Anderson, Ashmore


  • Belchalwell, Blandford Forum, Bourton, Bryanston, Buckhorn Weston


  • Cann, Charlton Marshall, Chettle, Child Okeford, Compton Abbas

  • Durweston


  • East Orchard, East Stour


  • Farnham, Fifehead Magdalen, Fifehead Neville, Fontmell Magna


  • Gillingham, Glanvilles Wootton


  • Hammoon, Hazelbury Bryan, Hilton, Hinton St Mary


  • Ibberton, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster

  • Kington Magna


  • Langton Long Blandford, Lydlinch


  • Manston, Mappowder, Margaret Marsh, Marnhull, Melbury Abbas, Milborne St Andrew, Milton Abbas, Motcombe

  • Okeford Fitzpaine


  • Pimperne, Pulham


  • Shaftesbury, Shillingstone, Silton, Spetisbury, Stalbridge, Stoke Wake, Stourpaine, Stour Provost, Stourton Caundle, Stour Row, Sturminster Newton, Sutton Waldron


  • Tarrant Crawford, Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Keyneston, Tarrant Launceston, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rawston, Tarrant Rushton, Todber, Turnworth


  • West Orchard, West Stour, Winterborne Clenston, Winterborne Houghton, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch, Winterborne Zelston, Woolland



References




  1. ^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 May 2018). "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-28..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



External links



  • 2001 Census data for North Dorset

  • Official website








Coordinates: 50°51′38.92″N 2°9′41.77″W / 50.8608111°N 2.1616028°W / 50.8608111; -2.1616028







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