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Blandford Forum
Market Place, Blandford Forum, 2015 (a).JPG
Market Place, town centre
Blandford Forum is located in Dorset
Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum shown within Dorset
Population 10,610 (2013 estimate)
OS grid reference ST886069
• London 118 miles (190 km)
Civil parish
  • Blandford Forum
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BLANDFORD FORUM
Postcode district DT11
Dialling code 01258
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
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England
Dorset
50°51′22″N 2°09′53″W / 50.856°N 2.1648°W / 50.856; -2.1648Coordinates: 50°51′22″N 2°09′53″W / 50.856°N 2.1648°W / 50.856; -2.1648

Blandford Forum (/ˈblænfərd ˈfɔərəm/ BLAN(D)-fərd FOHR-əm), commonly Blandford, is a market town in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Poole. It is the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District Council.

Blandford is notable for its Georgian architecture, the result of rebuilding after the majority of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1731. The rebuilding work was assisted by an Act of Parliament and a donation by George II, and the rebuilt town centre—to designs by local architects John and William Bastard—has survived to the present day largely intact.

Blandford Camp, a military base, is sited on the hills two miles to the north east of the town. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the communications wing of the British Army, and the site of the Royal Signals Museum.

Dorset County Council estimates that in 2013 the town's civil parish had a population of 10,610. The town's economy is based on a mix of the service sector and light industry, and provides employment for about 4,000 people.


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