The Bradpole Community

“Home to all those who have chosen to live here”

The Bradpole Community includes the villages of Bradpole and Pymore as well as the Eastern section of the old Civil Parish in and around the King Charles Estate and, to the west, the area around Claremont, including St Catherine’s Primary School. Apart from these residential areas the Bradpole Community also encompasses The Gore Cross Business Park, The Colfox Academy, The Pymore Light Industrial Estate and, of course, a section of the beautiful Dorset countryside including Watton Hill.

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Bradpole Ward Boundary

From April 2024 the Ward of Bradpole will also include St Andrews Trading Estate, The St Andrews Road Commercial Centre and the adjacent residential areas.

The population of Bradpole Civil Parish in the 2021 Census was 2319. This compares with  2239 in 2011 and 2270 in the 2001, a largely unchanging picture.

The new Ward of Bradpole is likely to have a population in excess of 3000.

Bradpole old village was designated as a conservation area in 1993. A Bothenhampton, Bradpole, Symondsbury & Walditch Conservation Report was published and adopted in 2007. 

Bradpole Village Hall has been at the centre of the village community since the late 19thC.

The area is traversed by the Monarch’s Way Long Distance Footpath from the monumental stone at Lee Lane across the Asker River valley and over Watton Hill to Pymore.

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Community Groups

There is a separate Community Groups Page featuring those groups that contribute in various ways and add vitality to our community.

Community Land Assets

There are a number of Community/Recreational Green Spaces in Bradpole.

Community Rights

Find out what you can do to help in your community at:

https://www.mycommunityrights.org.uk

If you are already involved in a locally based group and would like to be featured on this website please let us know: CONTACT US.

Home Library Service: 

The Home Library Service is commissioned by Dorset Council and is run
by volunteers. The service is provided free of charge and volunteers deliver books to those who cannot
access the library due to poor health or mobility issues. For more information, please ask at your local library, or call Royal Voluntary Service on 01305 236 666, email us on dorsethomelibraryservice@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk.  Alternatively, complete and return this leaflet.

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Pymore – A Floral Corner