Alderholt
Coordinates: 50°54′48″N 1°49′54″W / 50.9133°N 1.8317°W
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 Alderholt
Alderholt shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 3,113 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU119126 |
| - London | 105 miles (169 km) |
| Civil parish | Alderholt |
| District | East Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FORDINGBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | SP6 |
| Dialling code | 01425 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Dorset |
| List of places: UK • England • Dorset | |
Alderholt is a large village and civil parish in the East Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Crendell and Cripplestyle. The local travel links are located 11 miles (18 km) from the village to Salisbury railway station and 9 miles (14 km) to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury. The village has a population of 3,113 according to the 2001 Census.
The village is served by a convenience store, a pet store, Veterinary clinic and part time GP surgery. The village pub is the Churchill Arms. There are two churches in the village: the Congregational Church and St James' Church of England.
The village has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.
Until 1964, the village was served by a railway station named Daggons Road, situated to the west of the village, and on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.
The civil parish was created in 1894.[2]
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