Holt, Dorset

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Holt
Dorset
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Village Green, Holt
Location
Grid reference: SU029038
Location: 50°50’2"N, 1°57’36"W
Data
Post town: Wimborne
Postcode: BH21
Dialling code: 01202
Local Government
Council: Dorset
Parliamentary
constituency:
North Dorset

Holt is a village in the east of Dorset, two miles north of Wimborne Minster. The village had a population of 1,265 in 2001.

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

Sport

  • Football: Holt United

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