Blandford Forum
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Blandford Forum is a market town in Dorset, England, on the River Stour, 13 miles north-west of Poole. It had a population of 10,355 at the 2021 census.
Market Place, in the town centre
Blandford originated at a fording point over the River Stour
Plan showing the extent of damage of the 1731 fire; the properties shaded black were destroyed, those shaded yellow survived.
Blandford Forum Town Hall, rebuilt in 1734
Blandford Camp
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Blandford Camp is a military base comprising some 390 hectares of downland lying 2 miles north-east of Blandford Forum in the county of Dorset in southern England.
Blandford Forum
…by George II, to designs by local architects John and William Bastard. The town's economy is based on a mix of the service sector and light industry. Blandford Camp, a military base, is on the hills 2 miles (3 km) north-east of the town. It is the base of the Royal Corps of Signals, the communications wing of the…
Part of Blandford Camp seen from a nearby tumulus
A view just outside the circuit, which crosses from the blue fence on the right beyond the hedge and through where the gate now stands in the centre. This point on the track was called "The Dip".
A Land Rover based VSC 501 military satellite terminal being shown to Princess Anne at Blandford Camp by 30 Signal Regiment