| Holdenhurst | |
|---|---|
 St John's Church, Holdenhurst | |
  Holdenhurst Location within Dorset | |
| Area | 0.5746 km2 (0.2219 sq mi) |
| Population | 134 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 233/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SZ128952 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode district | BH8 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Holdenhurst Village |
Holdenhurst is a village in the civil parish of Throop and Holdenhurst, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, in Dorset, England, situated in the green belt land of the north-east suburbs of Bournemouth. The village comprises fewer than 30 dwellings, two farms and the parish church. There are no shops and few local facilities in the village.
The village has only been accessible by car via a single narrow lane since the through route was cut off in the late 1960s by the building of the Bournemouth Spur Road (A338). There is no public transport.
Although the village itself has always been small, the civil parish at one time included the greater part of what is now Bournemouth. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Bournemouth and Hurn[1] and became part of the Bournemouth County Borough.[2] In 1921 the parish had a population of 563.[3] A new civil parish called Holdenhurst Village was created on 1 April 2013.[4] In 2021 the parish had a population of 134.[5] On 1 April 2024 the parish was abolished to form "Throop and Holdenhurst".[6] However, the ecclesiastical parish still exists; it encompasses Hurn, East Parley and Bournemouth International Airport, as well as the Townsend and adjacent areas of Bournemouth.[7]
- ^ "Relationships and changes Holdenhurst CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Holdenhurst Ch/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Population statistics Holdenhurst CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "The Bournemouth Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Holdenhurst Village) Order 2013" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Holdenhurst Village". City Population. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Map of Holdenhurst parish