Branksome, Dorset

Branksome
Poole Road, Branksome
Branksome is located in Dorset
Branksome
Branksome
Location within Dorset
Population13,622 (both wards 2011)
OS grid referenceSZ0591
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPOOLE
Postcode districtBH12, BH13
Dialling code01202
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
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50°43′30″N 1°54′54″W / 50.725°N 1.915°W / 50.725; -1.915

Branksome (/ˈbræŋksəm/) is a suburb of Poole, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. The area consists of residential properties and also a number of commercial and industrial areas.

It borders Parkstone, another small Poole suburb, to the west and north west, Alder Hills to the north east, Branksome Park (a more affluent forested area) to the south and Westbourne (a suburb of Bournemouth, Poole's conurbation neighbour) to the east.