Hampreston
Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown in East Dorset, southern England. Before 1972, the whole parish took the name of Hampreston, with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971.[1]
| Hampreston | |
|---|---|
 Hampreston Church | |
  Hampreston Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SZ054987 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FERNDOWN |
| Postcode district | BH22 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The village has a school,[2] an Anglican parish church[3] and a farm shop.
The folk singer Bob Roberts was born in Hampreston.
References
- Parish & Ward Population Estimates for Dorset 1992-2004
- "School web site". Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- University of Bath - Dorset Churches Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
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