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| Canford Heath | |
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 View across the modern settlement of Canford Heath | |
  Canford Heath Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 14,387 (ward, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | SZ027946 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | POOLE |
| Postcode district | BH17 |
| Dialling code | 01202 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Canford Heath is a suburb, an area of heathland, and an electoral ward in Poole, Dorset. It is known for being the largest heathland in Dorset, and the largest lowland heath in the UK. It is also the name of the housing development built on the heathland in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. At the 2021 census the population of the ward was 14,387.[1]
- ^ "Canford Heath Ward (as of 2022), Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Authority and England Country 2021 Census Area Profile". nomis. Office for National Statistics.