North Dorset

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North Dorset District
Shown within Dorset (above), and Dorset shown within England (right).
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Dorset
Area: - Total	Ranked 74th 609.22 km²
Admin. HQ:	Blandford Forum
ONS code:	19UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 317th 67,600 111 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.6% White
Politics
North Dorset District Council http://www.north-dorset.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MP:	Robert Walter

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.

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

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
Hilton, Hinton St Mary
Ibberton, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster
Kington Magna
Lydlinch
Manston, Mappowder, Marnhull, Melbury Abbas, Milborne St Andrew, Milton Abbas, Motcombe
Okeford Fitzpaine
Pimperne, Pulham
Shaftesbury, Shillingstone, Silton, Spetisbury, Stalbridge, Stourpaine, Stour Provost, Stourton Caundle, Stour Row, Sturminster Newton, Sutton Waldron
Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Keyneston, Tarrant Launceston, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rushton, Todber, Turnworth
West Orchard, West Stour, Winterborne Houghton, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch, Winterborne Zelston, Woolland

External links

v • d • e Dorset

Districts:	Christchurch • East Dorset • North Dorset • Purbeck • West Dorset • Weymouth and Portland

Unitary authorities:	Bournemouth • Poole

Main Settlements:	Bournemouth • Christchurch • Dorchester • Poole • Weymouth

Towns:	Beaminster • Blandford Forum • Bridport • Chickerell • Ferndown • Gillingham • Lyme Regis • Portland • Shaftesbury • Sherborne • Stalbridge • Sturminster Newton • Swanage • Upton • Verwood • Wareham • Wimborne Minster

Rivers:	Allen • Asker • Avon • Bourne • Cerne • Frome • Hooke • Moors • Piddle • Stour • Sydling Water • Tarrant • Wey

Harbours:	Poole • Portland

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