Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum, frequently Blandford, is a market town in the North Dorset area of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour concerning 13 mi (21 kilometres) northwest of Poole. It was the management headquarters of North Dorset District Council up until April 2019, when area councils merged to end up being Dorset County Council. Blandford is noteworthy for its Georgian style, the outcome of rebuilding after most of the town was ruined by a fire in 1731. The rebuilding work was helped by an Act of Parliament and a donation by George II, and the rebuilt town centre-- to designs by neighborhood architects John as well as William Bastard-- has actually made it through to today day mainly intact. 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 Museum. Dorset County Council estimates that in 2013 the community's civil parish had a population of 10,610. The community's economic situation is based upon a mix of the solution sector as well as light sector, and provides employment for about 4,000 individuals.
