Hooke, Dorset

Hooke
Hooke Court
Hooke
Hooke shown within Dorset
Population	157
OS grid reference	ST537001
District	West Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′56″N 2°39′37″W / 50.7988°N 2.6604°W / 50.7988; -2.6604Coordinates: 50°47′56″N 2°39′37″W / 50.7988°N 2.6604°W / 50.7988; -2.6604

Hooke is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the town of Bridport. It is sited in the valley of the short River Hooke, a tributary of the River Frome, amongst the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 157.Rampisham Down, the hill immediately northeast of the village, is the site of a transmitter station operated by VT Communications, broadcasting long-range radio signals for clients including BBC World Service. The outskirts of the village are home to Hooke Court and its surrounding parklands. Originally built in 1407 by Humphrey Stafford, the Court was extended in 1609 by the Marquis of Winchester.

To the southwest of the village are Warren Hill and the woods of Hooke Park on its western flanks.