Alderholt

Alderholt
Charing Cross, Alderholt
Population	3,113
OS grid reference	SU119126
• London	105 miles (169 km)
Civil parish	Alderholt
District	East Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FORDINGBRIDGE
Postcode district	SP6
Dialling code	01425
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset

Alderholt (/ˈɔːldərhoʊlt/) is a large village and civil parish in the East Dorset district of Dorset, England; situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Crendell and Cripplestyle. The local travel links are located 11 miles (18 km) from the village to Salisbury railway station and 9 miles (14 km) to Bournemouth International Airport. The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury. The village has a population of 3,113 according to the 2001 Census.

The village is served by a convenience store, a pet store, Veterinary clinic and part time GP surgery. The village pub is the Churchill Arms. There are three churches in the village: the Congregational Chapel, St James' Church of England and the Tabernacle Gospel Church.

The village has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.

Until 1964, the village was served by a railway station named Daggons Road, situated to the west of the village, and on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.

The civil parish was created in 1894. A Parish Book was published in 1994 by the Alderholt Parish Council, recording Parish details and interest over the 100 years

External links

Media related to Alderholt at Wikimedia Commons

• Alderholt Parish Council
• Census data
• St James' First School
• The Parish Church of St James
• Alderholt Chapel