| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | North Poorton |
| Static Image Name: | Manor Farm Cottages, North Poorton - geograph.org.uk - 1005309.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Manor Farm Cottages, North Poorton |
| Coordinates: | 50.7809°N -2.6833°W |
| Map Type: | Dorset |
| Population: | 20 |
| Population Ref: | [1] |
| Unitary England: | Dorset |
| Shire County: | Dorset |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | West Dorset |
| Post Town: | Bridport |
| Os Grid Reference: | SY517962 |
North Poorton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority area about 4.5miles northeast of Bridport. Dorset County Council estimate the parish had a population of 20 in 2013.[1]
The old parish church of St Peter is a ruin, with walls remaining to about 4feet high. Just to the south is the new church, which is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and was built in 1861–62 to a design by John Hicks.[2] [3] About 0.5miles NW of the churches is a hill-fort that covers about 2.5acres.[3]