Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum, typically Blandford, is a market community in the North Dorset area of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour concerning 13 mi (21 kilometres) northwest of Poole. It was the administrative head office of North Dorset District Council until April 2019, when district councils merged to come to be Dorset County Council. Blandford is noteworthy for its Georgian style, the outcome of rebuilding after most of the community was destroyed by a fire in 1731. The rebuilding job was aided by an Act of Parliament and also a donation by George II, and the rebuilt community centre-- to layouts by local designers John and William Bastard-- has actually endured to today day largely intact. Blandford Camp, an army 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 Military, and also the site of the Royal Signals Gallery. Dorset County Council estimates that in 2013 the town's civil church had a population of 10,610. The town's economic situation is based upon a mix of the solution industry and also light industry, and offers work for regarding 4,000 individuals.
