Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown in East Dorset, southern England. Before 1972, the whole parish took the name of Hampreston, with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971.[1]

Hampreston
Hampreston Church
Hampreston is located in Dorset
Hampreston
Hampreston
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSZ054987
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFERNDOWN
Postcode districtBH22
Dialling code01202
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°47′20″N 1°55′30″W / 50.789°N 1.925°W / 50.789; -1.925

The village has a school,[2] an Anglican parish church[3] and a farm shop.

The folk singer Bob Roberts was born in Hampreston.

References edit

  1. ^ Parish & Ward Population Estimates for Dorset 1992-2004
  2. ^ "School web site". Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  3. ^ University of Bath - Dorset Churches Archived 2007-09-10 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

  Media related to Hampreston at Wikimedia Commons