Holt, Dorset

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Holt is a village in east Dorset, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Wimborne Minster. The village had a population of 1,265 in 2001. The electoral ward of the same name had a population of 2,286 at the 2011 census.[1] It also includes Hinton Martell and Horton.

Holt
Village Green, Holt
Holt is located in Dorset
Holt
Holt
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSU029038
Civil parish
  • Holt
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIMBORNE
Postcode districtBH21
Dialling code01202
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°50′02″N 1°57′36″W / 50.834°N 1.960°W / 50.834; -1.960

Holt gives its name to Holt Heath, a nearby large heathland common, owned by the National Trust and designated as a national nature reserve.

The village has a football team called Holt United which plays in the Dorset Premier League.

According to the 1901 UK census, Lieutenant-General John Plumptre Carr Glyn KCB, who had fought in the Crimean War, the Anglo-Ashanti War and the Anglo-Zulu War retired to Holt with his wife Belgian born Ellen.[2]

Holt also boasts two popular community halls, Holt Parish Hall (built in 1935) and Holt Village Hall (the former School built in the 1840s).

Governance

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In the UK national parliament, Holt is within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.

After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Holt is part of the Stour and Allen Vale ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. ^ 1901 Census of England
  3. ^ "Area profile for Stour & Allen Vale - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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