Alderholt

Alderholt is a large village and civil parish in east Dorset, England; situated 3 mi west of Fordingbridge. The parish includes the hamlets of Crendell and Cripplestyle. The parish had a population of 3,171 at the 2011 Census, up from 3,113 in 2001.

The village has a Co-op Food convenience store, veterinary clinic and part-time GP surgery. There are three churches in the village: Alderholt Chapel, St James' Church of England, and the Tabernacle Gospel Church.

The village also has a large recreation ground with a sports and social club, two tennis courts, and a children's play area.

Transport
The main road running through the village is the B3078 connecting Alderholt to Fordingbridge and Shaftesbury.

Until 1964, Alderholt was served by Daggons Road railway station, west of the village on a line connecting to Fordingbridge and Salisbury to the north, and Verwood and Wimborne to the south.

Governance
The civil parish was created in 1894. A book was published in 1994 by Alderholt Parish Council recording parish details and interest over the 100 years.

After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Alderholt is part of the Cranborne and Alderholt ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.