Bloxworth
| Bloxworth | |
 Bloxworth, showing the former post office |
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  Bloxworth |
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| Population | 200 |
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| OS grid reference | SY882946 |
| Civil parish | Bloxworth |
| District | Purbeck |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BH20 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
Coordinates: 50°45′04″N 2°10′07″W / 50.7512°N 2.1685°W
Bloxworth is a village and civil parish in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, 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.
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
- ↑ "Area: Bloxworth (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Bloxworth at Wikimedia Commons
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