Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum, typically Blandford, is a market town 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 head office of North Dorset District Council till April 2019, when area councils merged to become Dorset County Council. Blandford is notable for its Georgian design, the outcome of restoring after the majority of the community was ruined by a fire in 1731. The restoring job was assisted by an Act of Parliament as well as a donation by George II, and also the rebuilt community centre-- to designs by regional designers John and William Bastard-- has actually made it through to the here and now day largely undamaged. Blandford Camp, an army base, is sited on the hills 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 Military, and the site of the Royal Signals Museum. Dorset Region 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 service market and also light sector, and gives work for regarding 4,000 individuals.
