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North Dorset District | |
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Non-metropolitan district | |
 North Dorset shown within Dorset | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′N 2°10′E / 50.86°N 2.17°E | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Dorset |
| Status | Abolished |
| Admin HQ | Blandford Forum |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 to 31 March 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | North Dorset District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and Cabinet ( ) |
| • MPs | Simon Hoare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 235.2 sq mi (609.2 km2) |
| Population (mid-2018) | |
| • Total | 71,100 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.6% White |
| Time zone | UTC0 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 19UE (ONS) E07000050 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | ST8806 |
North Dorset was a local government district in Dorset, England, between 1974 and 2019. Its area was largely rural, but included the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton. Much of North Dorset was in the River Stour valley, known as the Blackmore Vale. The economy of North Dorset was largely based on dairy agriculture.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Blandford Rural District, Shaftesbury Rural District and Sturminster Rural District. The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2019 and, together with the other four Dorset districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, incorporated into a Dorset unitary authority.[1]
At the 2001 UK census North Dorset had a population of 61,905, a rise of 8,300 from 1991, with 25,248 households.
North Dorset is home to North Dorset Rugby Football Club.
- ^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (25 May 2018). "The Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.