Alderholt

Alderholt
Alderholt
	Charing Cross, Alderholt
	Alderholt Location within Dorset
Population	3,195 (2021)
OS grid reference	SU119126
• London	82 mi (132 km) SW
Civil parish	Alderholt;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Ceremonial county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Fordingbridge
Postcode district	SP6
Dialling code	01425
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset;
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°54′48″N 1°49′54″W / 50.9133°N 1.8317°W

Alderholt (/ˈɔːldərhoʊlt/ AWL-dər-hohlt) is a large village and civil parish in east Dorset, England; situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Crendell and Cripplestyle. The parish had a population of 3,195 at the 2021 census.^[1]

The village has a Co-op Food convenience store, veterinary clinic and part-time GP surgery. There are three churches in the village: Alderholt Chapel,^[2] St James' Church of England, and the Tabernacle Gospel Church.

The village also has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury.

Until 1964, Alderholt was served by Daggons Road railway station, west of the village on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.

Governance

The civil parish was created in 1894.^[3] A book was published in 1994 by Alderholt Parish Council recording parish details and interest over the 100 years.

Alderholt is in Dorset unitary district. It is part of the Cranborne and Alderholt ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.^[4]

Historically, Alderholt was in Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District from 1894 to 1974,^[5] and then East Dorset from 1974 until the creation of Dorset unitary district in 2019.

Demographics

Census population of Alderholt parish
Census	Population	Households
2001 ^[6]	3,113
2011 ^[7]	3,171	1,263
2021 ^[1]	3,195	1,313

References

^ ^a ^b Table PP002 - Sex, from "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Alderholt Chapel". alderholtchapel.org. 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1895
^ "Area profile for Cranborne & Alderholt - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "Alderholt Ch/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
^ "Parish and ward 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Alderholt Parish (E04003362)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

External links

Media related to Alderholt at Wikimedia Commons

[census2021-1] Table PP002 - Sex, from "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[2] "Alderholt Chapel". alderholtchapel.org. 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[3] Kelly's Directory of Dorset, 1895

[4] "Area profile for Cranborne & Alderholt - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[5] "Alderholt Ch/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". www.visionofbritain.org.uk.

[6] "Parish and ward 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.

[census2011-7] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Alderholt Parish (E04003362)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

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