Hampreston

Hampreston
Hampreston Church
Hampreston Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SZ054987
Civil parish	Ferndown Town
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
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	Christchurch
List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′20″N1°55′30″W / 50.789°N 1.925°W / 50.789; -1.925

Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown Town in Dorset, southern England. Until 1986 the whole parish took the name of Hampreston, ^[1] with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971. ^[2]

All Saints, the Church of England parish church, was begun in the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building. ^[3] The village has a school ^[4] and a farm shop.

The folk singer Bob Roberts (1907–1982) was born in Hampreston.

References

1. "Poole Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
2. Parish & Ward Population Estimates for Dorset 1992-2004
3. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1303912)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 July 2015.
4. "Hampreston CE VA First School" . Retrieved 28 December 2025.