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 km) northwest of Poole. It was the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District Council till April 2019, when area councils combined to come to be Dorset County Council. Blandford is remarkable for its Georgian design, the outcome of reconstructing after the majority of the town was damaged by a fire in 1731. The restoring work was aided by an Act of Parliament as well as a donation by George II, and also the rebuilt town centre-- to designs by regional engineers John as well as William Bastard-- has survived to the present day largely undamaged. Blandford Camp, an armed forces base, is sited on capitals 2 miles to the north eastern of the town. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the interactions wing of the British Army, and the website of the Royal Signals Gallery. Dorset Region Council estimates that in 2013 the community's civil church had a population of 10,610. The town's economic situation is based on a mix of the solution field and light sector, and supplies work for concerning 4,000 people.
