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[[File:Woodlands Historical Map.jpg|thumb|A historical map of Woodlands, Dorset in 1945]] |
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[[File:Graph showing the occupational structure in Woodlands, Dorset in 1881.jpg|thumb|Graph showing the occupational structure in Woodlands in 1881]] |
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'''Woodlands''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in south east [[Dorset]], [[England]], five miles north of [[Wimborne Minster]]. In 2001, the village had a [[population]] of 544. Horton Road is the main road going through the parish. |
'''Woodlands''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in south east [[Dorset]], [[England]], five miles north of [[Wimborne Minster]]. In 2001, the village had a [[population]] of 544. Horton Road is the main road going through the parish. |
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Revision as of 16:52, 1 May 2017
| Woodlands | |
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 The Church of the Ascension, Woodlands | |
  Woodlands Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 522 2011 Census |
| OS grid reference | SU051090 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIMBORNE |
| Postcode district | BH21 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Woodlands is a village and civil parish in south east Dorset, England, five miles north of Wimborne Minster. In 2001, the village had a population of 544. Horton Road is the main road going through the parish.
The parish is home to the hamlet of Knowlton with its prehistoric henges known as Knowlton Circles.
The village is mentioned in 'Owens book of fairs' in 1788 as having a yearly fair selling horses cheese and toys on the 5th of July. (https://archive.org/stream/owensnewbookfai00owengoog#page/n39/mode/2up)
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales said that in Woodlands:
"The Duke of Monmouth, after the battle of Sedgemoor, was taken here in a ditch."[1]
According to the 2011 census, there were 272 males and 250 females living in the parish.[2]
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Woodlands (Parish) Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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External links
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