Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum, frequently Blandford, is a market town in the North Dorset area of Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour regarding 13 mi (21 kilometres) northwest of Poole. It was the management head office of North Dorset District Council up until April 2019, when area councils merged to end up being Dorset County Council. Blandford is remarkable for its Georgian architecture, the result of restoring after the majority of the community was damaged by a fire in 1731. The restoring work was aided by an Act of Parliament and also a contribution by George II, and also the rebuilt town centre-- to layouts by local architects John as well as William Bastard-- has endured to the present day mainly undamaged. Blandford Camp, a military 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 Army, as well as the site of the Royal Signals Museum. Dorset Area Council estimates that in 2013 the town's civil church had a population of 10,610. The town's economic climate is based upon a mix of the solution field and light market, and provides work for about 4,000 individuals.
