Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants (ward) explained

Council:Dorset Council
Elects Howmany:1
Towns:Tarrant Gunville, Pimperne, Stourpaine
Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants
Population:4,747
Year:2019
Councillor1:Sherry Jespersen
Party1:Conservative

Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 1 councillor to Dorset Council.[1]

Geography

The Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants ward is rural, covering a small part of the Blackmore Vale and part of the Tarrant Valley on Cranborne Chase  - including the iron age hillforts at Hambledon Hill and Hod Hill  - north of Blandford Forum.[2] It is composed of the civil parishes of Bryanston, Chettle, Child Okeford, Durweston, Farnham, Hanford, Pimperne, Stourpaine, Tarrant Gunville and Tarrant Hinton.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2024-02-22 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: Area profile for Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants - Dorset Council . 2024-02-24 . gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.
  3. Web site: Map referred to in the Dorset (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 . . 2018 . 3 August 2024.
  4. Web site: 2024-02-24 . Councillor details - Councillor Sherry Jespersen . 2024-02-24 . www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk . en-GB.