Areas We Cover

Bournemouth is the central coastal town between Poole to the west and Christchurch to the east in Dorset.

Poole is west of Bournemouth, with its harbour-side centre south of Broadstone and west of Parkstone.

Christchurch lies east of Bournemouth and west of Mudeford, with Burton and Winkton to the north.

Wimborne Minster is a historic market town north-west of Bournemouth. Conservation guidance covers defined parts of the town.

Ferndown sits north of Bournemouth, between Wimborne Minster to the west and the St Leonards area to the east.

Swanage is the coastal town in south-east Purbeck, east of Langton Matravers and south of Studland.

Wareham is a riverside town in Purbeck, north of Stoborough and south of Sandford.

Blandford Forum is north-west of Wimborne Minster and immediately north of Blandford St Mary. Its historic centre has conservation guidance.

Dorchester is Dorset’s county town, west of Puddletown and north-west of Crossways, at the western end of this coverage area.

Corfe Mullen is south-west of Wimborne Minster and north of Upton. It is distinct from Corfe Castle in Purbeck.

Broadstone is north of central Poole, west of Canford Heath and north-east of Creekmoor.

Alder Hills is between Rossmore and Wallisdown, inland from Branksome.

Alderney lies inland on the Poole side, north of Upper Parkstone and west of Rossmore.

Ashley Cross is a Poole locality associated with Lower Parkstone, east of central Poole.

Ashley Heath lies east of Three Legged Cross and north of St Leonards, near the Dorset side of Ringwood.

Bear Cross is on the north-west side of Bournemouth, north-east of West Howe.

Bere Regis is west of Wareham and south-west of Winterborne Kingston, with Bloxworth nearby to the east.

Blandford St Mary lies immediately south of Blandford Forum, forming a distinct locality beside the larger town.

Bloxworth is a Dorset village near Bere Regis, east of that larger village and inland from Wareham.

Boscombe sits east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Pokesdown and Southbourne.

Bovington is north-west of Wool and west of Wareham, within the inland Purbeck area.

Branksome is between Westbourne and Parkstone, north of Branksome Park on the Poole side.

Branksome Park lies south of Branksome and west of Westbourne, towards Poole's coastal districts.

Burton is a village north of Christchurch, south of Winkton and east of Fairmile.

Canford Cliffs is on Poole's coastal side, south of Branksome Park and north-east of Sandbanks.

Canford Heath is on Poole's inland northern side, east of Creekmoor and south-east of Broadstone.

Canford Magna is east of Merley and south-east of Wimborne Minster, near the inland edge of Poole.

Charminster is an inland Bournemouth district, east of Winton and south-west of Queens Park.

Colehill sits immediately east of Wimborne Minster and north of Merley, in the inland Dorset area.

Corfe Castle is the Purbeck village south of Wareham, distinct from Corfe Mullen near Wimborne Minster.

Cranborne is north of Verwood and north-east of Wimborne St Giles, in inland Dorset.

Creekmoor is north-west of Poole's centre, south-west of Broadstone and west of Canford Heath.

Crossways lies south-east of Dorchester and west of Bovington, in the inland Dorset area.

East Howe lies north of Ensbury Park and west of Moordown, on Bournemouth's inland side.

East Lulworth lies south of Wool and east of West Lulworth, in southern Dorset near the Lulworth estate.

Edmondsham lies south of Cranborne and north-west of Verwood, in inland Dorset.

Ensbury Park lies north-west of Winton, west of Moordown and south of East Howe.

Fairmile is north-west of central Christchurch, north-east of Iford and south of Hurn.

Friars Cliff is on Christchurch's coastal side, east of Mudeford and south-east of Somerford.

Gaunts Common lies north of Holt and north-east of Wimborne Minster, near Hinton Martell.

Hampreston lies west of West Parley and south of Ferndown. Its conservation area is included in Dorset Council guidance.

Hamworthy is west of central Poole, south of Turlin Moor and west of Sterte.

Highcliffe is on the eastern coastal side of the Christchurch area in Dorset, south of Walkford.

Hinton Martell is north of Gaunts Common and north of Wimborne Minster, west of Horton.

Holt lies north of Colehill and north-east of Wimborne Minster, close to Gaunts Common.

Holton Heath is east of Sandford and north-east of Wareham, between the Wareham and Poole areas.

Horton lies north of Holt and east of Hinton Martell, in the inland area north of Wimborne Minster.

Hurn is a village north-west of Christchurch and north of Fairmile, east of Throop.

Iford is in eastern Bournemouth, north of Southbourne and west of Christchurch.

Kingston here is the Purbeck village south of Corfe Castle and west of Worth Matravers, distinct from other places with the same name.

Langton Matravers lies west of Swanage and east of Worth Matravers, in southern Purbeck.

Lilliput lies south of Lower Parkstone and north-east of Sandbanks, within Poole.

Littledown lies in eastern Bournemouth, between Queens Park to the west and Iford to the south-east.

Longfleet lies north-east of Poole's centre, south of Oakdale and west of Parkstone.

Lower Parkstone is south of Upper Parkstone and north of Lilliput, within Poole.

Lytchett Matravers is north-west of Lytchett Minster and west of Corfe Mullen, inland from Poole.

Lytchett Minster is west of Upton and south-east of Lytchett Matravers, on the western side of the Poole area.

Merley is south of Wimborne Minster and west of Canford Magna, on the inland side of the Poole area.

Milton Abbas lies west of Winterborne Whitechurch and south-west of Blandford Forum. The parish council maps its conservation area.

Moordown is north of Winton, with Ensbury Park to the west and Muscliff to the north-east.

Mudeford is east of central Christchurch, beside the entrance to Christchurch Harbour.

Muscliff is on Bournemouth's northern side, north of Queens Park and west of Throop.

Northbourne is north of central Bournemouth, west of Muscliff and north of Moordown.

Oakdale is north of central Poole, east of Sterte and west of Parkstone.

Parkstone lies east of central Poole and west of Branksome, between Poole and Bournemouth.

Penn Hill is between Branksome and Lower Parkstone on the eastern side of Poole.

Pimperne lies north-east of Blandford Forum and west of the Cranborne area, in inland Dorset.

Pokesdown is on Bournemouth's eastern side, north of Southbourne and east of Boscombe.

Puddletown is east of Dorchester and west of Tolpuddle, in inland Dorset. Council guidance documents its conservation area.

Purewell is east of central Christchurch and west of Somerford, north of Stanpit.

Queens Park is inland in Bournemouth, east of Winton and north-west of Littledown.

Rossmore lies north of Branksome and east of Alderney, on the Poole side of the conurbation.

Sandbanks is Poole's peninsula on the coastal side, south-west of Canford Cliffs.

Sandford is the Dorset village north of Wareham and west of Holton Heath, on the Poole side of Purbeck.

Shapwick is north-west of Sturminster Marshall and west of Wimborne Minster, in inland Dorset.

Sixpenny Handley lies north-west of Cranborne and north-east of Blandford Forum, in inland Dorset.

Somerford is east of Purewell and north of Mudeford, within the Christchurch area.

Southbourne lies east of central Bournemouth, with Pokesdown inland and Wick further towards Christchurch.

Springbourne is east of central Bournemouth, west of Pokesdown and north-west of Boscombe.

St Ives here is the Dorset village next to St Leonards, west of Ringwood; it is not the Cornish town.

St Leonards is east of Ferndown and west of Ringwood, beside the neighbouring St Ives area.

Stanpit lies between Christchurch and Mudeford, by the north side of Christchurch Harbour.

Sterte is north of Poole's centre, west of Oakdale and east of Hamworthy.

Stoborough lies immediately south of Wareham, with Corfe Castle further south in Purbeck.

Studland is a coastal Purbeck village north of Swanage and east of Corfe Castle, near Studland Bay.

Sturminster Marshall is west of Wimborne Minster and south-east of Shapwick. It is distinct from Sturminster Newton.

Talbot Village is inland, north of Talbot Woods and east of Wallisdown.

Talbot Woods sits inland, north-west of Bournemouth town centre and south of Talbot Village.

Three Legged Cross lies north of West Moors and south of Verwood, inland from Bournemouth.

Throop is on Bournemouth's north-eastern edge beside the Stour Valley, east of Muscliff.

Tolpuddle lies east of Puddletown and north-west of Bere Regis, in the inland Dorset area.

Turlin Moor lies north-west of Hamworthy and west of central Poole.

Upper Parkstone lies north of Lower Parkstone and west of Branksome on the Poole side of the area.

Upton lies west of Poole and south of Corfe Mullen, beside the Lytchett Minster area.

Verwood is north of Three Legged Cross and north-east of Wimborne Minster, within inland Dorset.

Walkford is at the eastern side of the Christchurch area, north-east of Friars Cliff and near Highcliffe.

Wallisdown is inland between the Bournemouth and Poole sides of the conurbation, west of Talbot Village.

West Howe is in north-west Bournemouth, west of East Howe and close to Bear Cross.

West Lulworth lies south-west of East Lulworth and south-east of Winfrith Newburgh, near Lulworth Cove.

West Moors is north of Ferndown and south of Three Legged Cross, on the inland side of the Bournemouth area.

West Parley is south of Ferndown and north of Bournemouth. Dorset Council publishes a conservation area appraisal for part of the village.

Westbourne is west of Bournemouth town centre, towards Branksome and Poole.

Wick lies on Bournemouth's eastern edge, south of Christchurch and east of Southbourne.

Wimborne St Giles is south-west of Cranborne and north of Hinton Martell. It is a separate village from Wimborne Minster.

Winfrith Newburgh is west of Wool and north-west of West Lulworth, inland from the Dorset coast.

Winkton is a village north of Burton and north of central Christchurch.

Winterborne Kingston is south-east of Winterborne Whitechurch and north-east of Bere Regis; it is distinct from Kingston in Purbeck.

Winterborne Whitechurch lies north-west of Winterborne Kingston and south-west of Blandford Forum, in inland Dorset.

Winton lies inland, north of Bournemouth town centre and south of Moordown.

Wool is west of Wareham and south-east of Bovington, in the western Purbeck area.

Worth Matravers is west of Langton Matravers and south-east of Kingston, in the southern Purbeck area.

Ringwood is a Hampshire town west of Poulner and Hightown, on the western side of the New Forest area.

New Milton is a Hampshire town north of Barton on Sea, with Ashley to the east and Bashley to the north.

Lymington is a Hampshire town east of Pennington and south of Boldre.

Brockenhurst is a Hampshire village north-east of Sway and west of Beaulieu.

Lyndhurst is a Hampshire village north of Brockenhurst and south-west of Ashurst.

Fordingbridge is a Hampshire town north of Ringwood and east of Sandleheath.

Southampton city centre is within a 25-mile radius of Bournemouth; individual addresses need checking, particularly in the outskirts.

Totton is a Hampshire town north-east of Ashurst, with Eling immediately to the south.

Ashley is on the eastern side of New Milton in Hampshire, west of Hordle.

Ashurst lies north-east of Lyndhurst and south-west of Totton in Hampshire.

Bartley lies west of Netley Marsh and south-west of Copythorne in Hampshire, north of Lyndhurst.

Barton on Sea forms the coastal side of the New Milton area in Hampshire.

Bashley is a Hampshire hamlet north of New Milton and west of Tiptoe.

Beaulieu lies east of Brockenhurst and north-east of East Boldre in Hampshire.

Boldre is north of Lymington and west of Pilley in Hampshire.

Bramshaw lies north of Minstead and east of Fritham in Hampshire, with Landford farther north.

Bransgore lies north-east of Christchurch, east of Sopley and south-west of Burley, in Hampshire.

Breamore is a Hampshire village north of Fordingbridge and west of Woodgreen.

Burley is a New Forest village in Hampshire, east of Ringwood and south-east of Burley Street.

Burley Street is a Hampshire hamlet north-west of Burley.

Copythorne lies north-west of Totton and north-east of Bartley in Hampshire.

Damerham is a Hampshire village west of Sandleheath and south-west of Rockbourne.

East Boldre is a Hampshire village south-west of Beaulieu and north-east of Lymington.

Eling lies just south of Totton in Hampshire and north-west of Marchwood.

Emery Down is a Hampshire village immediately west of Lyndhurst and south of Minstead.

Everton is a Hampshire village south-east of Hordle, north of Milford on Sea and west of Pennington.

Fritham lies west of Bramshaw and north-west of Minstead in Hampshire.

Frogham is a Hampshire village east of Hyde and south-east of Fordingbridge.

Godshill is a Hampshire village north-east of Fordingbridge and south of Woodgreen.

Hightown is east of Ringwood and south of Poulner in Hampshire.

Hordle is a Hampshire village east of New Milton and south of Sway, with Everton to the south-east.

Hyde lies south-east of Fordingbridge and north of North Gorley in Hampshire, with Frogham nearby to the east.

Ibsley lies north of Ringwood and south of Fordingbridge in Hampshire, west of South Gorley.

Keyhaven lies east of Milford on Sea and south-west of Lymington in Hampshire.

Marchwood is a Hampshire village south-east of Totton and east of Ashurst.

Milford on Sea is on the Hampshire coast, south of Everton and west of Keyhaven.

Minstead lies north-west of Lyndhurst and south of Bramshaw in Hampshire.

Netley Marsh lies west of Totton and east of Bartley in Hampshire.

North Gorley is a Hampshire hamlet north of South Gorley and south of Hyde, near the Fordingbridge area.

Pennington lies west of central Lymington in Hampshire and east of Everton.

Pilley is a Hampshire hamlet east of Boldre and north of Lymington.

Poulner sits north-east of central Ringwood in Hampshire, with Hightown to the south.

Rockbourne lies north-west of Fordingbridge and north of Damerham in Hampshire.

Sandleheath lies west of Fordingbridge and east of Damerham in Hampshire.

Sopley is a Hampshire village north of Christchurch and west of Bransgore.

South Gorley is a Hampshire hamlet south of North Gorley and east of Ibsley.

Sway lies in Hampshire north of Hordle and south-west of Brockenhurst.

Tiptoe is a Hampshire hamlet north-east of New Milton, between Bashley to the west and Sway to the east.

Woodgreen lies north of Godshill and east of Breamore in Hampshire.

Salisbury city centre is in Wiltshire, within a 25-mile radius of Bournemouth; some outer neighbourhoods may fall beyond that boundary.

Landford is in Wiltshire, north of Bramshaw and north-east of Fritham.