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Verwood was the nearest station to the large houses of many "important" people, meaning that figures such King Edward VIII, Queen Alexandra, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II used the station. On 1 January 1923 the Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway came under the ownership of the Southern Railway , one of the 'Big Four' companies ...
The BH postcode area, also known as the Bournemouth postcode area, [2] is a group of 26 postcode districts in southern England, within eleven post towns.These cover east Dorset (including Bournemouth, Poole, Broadstone, Christchurch, Ferndown, Swanage, Verwood, Wareham and Wimborne) and part of south-west Hampshire (including New Milton and Ringwood).
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.
Verwood Bowling Club [20] (green bowls) who play at Moorlands Road, have several men's and ladies' teams. Rugby Union. Verwood is the home to Verwood Rugby Club, [21] a relatively young and ambitious rugby club founded in 1994. The club's pitch is located at Potterne Park. Verwood RUFC are currently members of Dorset & Wilts Division 3 South ...
Edmondsham is a village in Dorset, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) north west of Verwood and 10 miles (16 km) north of Bournemouth, near the source of a small stream which flows into the River Crane, Dorset; both are Sites of Special Scientific Interest. [citation needed] In the 2001 census it had a population of 200. [citation needed]
West Moors is a village in Dorset, England, on the northern fringe of the Poole-Bournemouth conurbation, just outside the larger settlements of Ferndown and Verwood.The parish of West Moors had an estimated population of 7,400 in 2004, [2] increasing to 7,561 for both the parish and electoral ward at the 2011 Census. [3]
St Ives / s ən t ˈ aɪ v z / is a village in the county of Dorset in the south of England. It lies close to the border between Dorset and Hampshire, near Ringwood, Verwood and Ferndown. The village is adjacent to St Leonards and Ashley Heath. The parish of St Leonards and St Ives has a population of 6,672 (2001); 41.6% are retired.
Verwood (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative: Simon Gibson : 2,235 : 63.6 : Conservative: Toni Bartley Coombs : 2,083 : 59.2 : Conservative: Spencer ...