Verwood

Verwood
Verwood town centre
Verwood is located in Dorset
Verwood
Verwood
Location within Dorset
Population15,196 (Source: Mid Year Estimates, Office for National Statistics Jul-22)
OS grid referenceSU0808
Civil parish
  • Verwood
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townVERWOOD
Postcode districtBH31
Dialling code01202
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°52′53″N 1°52′43″W / 50.8815°N 1.8785°W / 50.8815; -1.8785

Verwood is a town and civil parish in eastern Dorset, England. The town lies 10 miles (16 km) north of Bournemouth and 13 miles (21 km) north east of Poole as the crow flies. The civil parish comprises the town of Verwood together with the extended village of Three Legged Cross, and in 2014 had a population of 15,170 (according to Dorset County Council).[1] Verwood is the largest town in Dorset without an upper school.[2]

  1. ^ "Population Topic Data - Dorset Council". mapping.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
  2. ^ Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan: Part 1 – Core Strategy (para 11.12)