Bradpole
Coordinates: 50°44′42″N 2°44′35″W / 50.745°N 2.743°W
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Bradpole shown within Dorset |
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| Population | 2,270 |
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| OS grid reference | SY480942 |
| District | West Dorset |
| Shire county | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIDPORT |
| Postcode district | DT6 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | West Dorset |
Bradpole is a village in south west Dorset, England, in the Brit valley, one mile outside Bridport. As of 2001[update] it has a population of 2,270, 38.8% of whom are retired. It is the birthplace of industrialist and Liberal Party politician William Edward Forster (1818 - 1886).[1]
References
- ^ Sir Frederick Treves (1905). Highways and Byways in Dorset (1 ed.). Macmillan & Co. p. 260.
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