Bloxworth
Bloxworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, situated in Wareham Forest on the A35 road 5 miles (8 km) west of Poole. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 80 households and a population of 200.[1] Bloxworth Heath is part of Wareham Forest and is home to Woolsbarrow Hillfort.
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 Bloxworth, showing the former post office | |
  Bloxworth Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 200 |
| OS grid reference | SY882946 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wareham |
| Postcode district | BH20 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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To the northwest of the village is Bloxworth House, the first brick building in Dorset.
The hamlet of East Bloxworth lies about a mile to the east of the village.
References
- "Area: Bloxworth (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
External links
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