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.

Bloxworth

Bloxworth, showing the former post office
Bloxworth
Location within Dorset
Population200 
OS grid referenceSY882946
Civil parish
  • Bloxworth
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWareham
Postcode districtBH20
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

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

  1. "Area: Bloxworth (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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