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Gillingham (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɪ ŋ əm / ⓘ GHIL-ing-əm) is a town and civil parish in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. It lies on the B3095 and B3081 roads, approximately four miles (six kilometres) south of the A303 trunk road and five miles (eight kilometres) northwest of Shaftesbury. It is the most northerly town in the county.
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to retain the eight current constituencies in Dorset, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to ward boundaries following the reorganisation of local government authorities within the county.
The Gillingham ward is named for the town of Gillingham and also contains the civil parishes of Bourton, Buckhorn Weston, East Stour, Kington Magna, Motcombe and West Stour [3] [4] Councillors [ edit ]
Peacemarsh is a section of the town of Gillingham in the north of the county of Dorset. It lies on the northern side of Gillingham, on the B3095 about 4 miles south of the A303. A neighbouring village is Milton on Stour. Other areas of Gillingham include Wyke and Bay. Peacemarsh is in the census area of Gillingham which has a population of ...
This is a list of settlements in Dorset by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 18 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Dorset , shown in the table below, along with the slightly smaller Lyme Regis .
Dorset's unitary authorities: 1 Dorset UA 2 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Dorset is a county in the middle of the south coast of England. It lies between the latitudes 50.512°N and 51.081°N and the longitudes 1.682°W and 2.958°W, and occupies an area of 2,653 km 2 (1,024 sq mi).
This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold ; other settlements in plain text. Contents:
Description: Map of Dorset, UK with North Dorset highlighted.. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155%: Date: 26 February 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData.