Blandford St Mary
| Blandford St Mary | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Blandford Forum | |
| Postcode district | DT11 | |
| Dialling code | 01258 | |
| Police | Dorset | |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire | |
| Ambulance | South Western | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Blandford St Mary is a village and
electoral ward is called 'Portman' with naturally the most populous area being south of the river. The ward includes Bryanston School and also runs south west almost to Thornicombe. The total ward population at the abovementioned census was 2,436.[2]
Blandford St Mary has a busy
public house and a village green. Opposite is the old stone gate at the entrance of the Bryanston School estate. Outline planning permission has been given to redevelop the Hall & Woodhouse
brewery site to include new offices and 200 new homes.
Lower Blandford St Mary is a rural outpost of Blandford St Mary, in the farm fields to the south across the bypass road, with a small church and graveyard, and one or two historic houses.
The
Somerset & Dorset Railway, and a bridge was built over the river Stour to the station at Blandford.[3]
References
- ^ "Area: Blandford St. Mary CP (Parish) — Parish Headcounts", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 3 August 2011
- ^ "Portman ward 2011". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, Stephen Austin, Ian Allan Publishing, 1999.
External links
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