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Alderholt

Coordinates: 50°54′48″N 1°49′54″W / 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
Population3,195 (2021)
OS grid referenceSU119126
• London82 mi (132 km) SW
Civil parish
  • Alderholt
Unitary authority
Ceremonial 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′48″N 1°49′54″W / 50.9133°N 1.8317°W / 50.9133; -1.8317

Alderholt (/ˈɔːldərhoʊlt/ AWL-dər-hohlt) is a large village and civil parish in east Dorset, England; situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Crendell and Cripplestyle. The parish had a population of 3,195 at the 2021 census.[1]

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,[2] 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

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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

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The civil parish was created in 1894.[3] A book was published in 1994 by Alderholt Parish Council recording parish details and interest over the 100 years.

Alderholt is in Dorset unitary district. It is part of the Cranborne and Alderholt ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.[4]

Historically, Alderholt was in Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District from 1894 to 1974,[5] and then East Dorset from 1974 until the creation of Dorset unitary district in 2019.

Demographics

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Census population of Alderholt parish
Census Population Households
2001 [6] 3,113
2011 [7] 3,171 1,263
2021 [1] 3,195 1,313

References

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  1. ^ a b Table PP002 - Sex, from "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Alderholt Chapel". alderholtchapel.org. 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1895
  4. ^ "Area profile for Cranborne & Alderholt - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Alderholt Ch/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
  6. ^ "Parish and ward 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Alderholt Parish (E04003362)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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