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North Dorset District
North Dorset UK locator map.svg
North Dorset shown within Dorset
Coordinates: 50°52′N2°10′E / 50.86°N 2.17°E / 50.86; 2.17
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South West England
Non-metropolitan county Dorset
StatusAbolished
Admin HQ Blandford Forum
Incorporated1 April 1974 to 31 March 2019
Government
  TypeNon-metropolitan district council
  BodyNorth Dorset District Council
  Leadership Leader and Cabinet ( )
   MPs Simon Hoare
Area
  Total235.2 sq mi (609.2 km2)
Population
 (mid-2018)
  Total71,100
  Density300/sq mi (120/km2)
  Ethnicity
98.6% White
Time zone UTC0
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code 19UE (ONS)
E07000050 (GSS)
OS grid reference ST8806

North Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England, between 1974 and 2019. Its area was largely rural, but included the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton. Much of North Dorset was in the River Stour valley, known as the Blackmore Vale. The economy of North Dorset was largely based on dairy agriculture.

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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. The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2019 and, together with the other four Dorset districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, incorporated into a Dorset unitary authority. [1]

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

North Dorset is home to North Dorset Rugby Football Club.

District Council

Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum: Council's headquarters, since demolished Blandford Forum, council offices - geograph.org.uk - 3338621.jpg
Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum: Council's headquarters, since demolished

North Dorset District Council had its main offices at a large converted house called Nordon on Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, which had previously been the offices of the Blandford Rural District Council, one of the council's predecessors. [2] [3] Councillors were elected every four years; the final election before abolition was held in 2015. [4]

Settlements

Towns with a population over 2,500 are in bold.

See also

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References

  1. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 May 2018). "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. "Contact North Dorset District Council". Dorset For You. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 via Internet Archive.
  3. "No. 43342". The London Gazette . 5 June 1964. p. 4863.
  4. "Results of the election to North Dorset District Council". Dorset For You. May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 via Internet Archive.

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