Boveridge is a

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, England about north of

Cranborne Cranborne is a village in East Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 779, remaining unchanged from 2001. The appropriate electoral ward is called 'Crane'. This ward includes Wimborne St. Giles in the west and sout ...

, south-west of

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, and north-east of

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, Dorset.

Notable buildings

Boveridge House, a grade II

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was designed by William Evans of Wimborne and built some time after 1788 for Henry Brouncker. The

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surveyor's Drawing (1807-1808) shows the house set in a strip of pleasure grounds and woodland extending from north-west to south-east. There had been a farm on the site of an older mansion. In 1920, Charles Wilfred Gordon and his wife, an enthusiastic amateur gardener, commissioned

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to provide plans for new formal gardens around the house.

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provided planting plans which were implemented in the 1920s.Parks and Gardens UK website, accessed 27 August 2011
The house is adjacent to the mid-19th century Boveridge Farm which is also Grade II listed is north-west of the house. In the 1890s the estate was sold to George Thursley and later sold again to Charles Gordon. It remained the property of the Gordon family until 1961 when it was bought by the Combe family of

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and then Viscount Cranborne, owner of nearby Cranborne Manor. The house and grounds were let to a special needs school and remain in school use. Renovation of the grounds took place from 1998. Boveridge House School,School website - has details and photos of the grounds - accessed 27 August 2011
also known as The Philip Green Memorial School currently occupied the site which is not open to the public, other than on special occasions.Photo of building
Students were admitted from the age of 11 for boarders. The school could accommodate up to 44 boarding students both male and female, with moderate to severe learning difficulties and communication problems. Students could be admitted from any Local Education Authority or private source. Aurora Boveridge College, is currently an independent day and residential further education college at Boveridge House. It supports young people who may have a diagnosis of Autism, anxiety, social and emotional or mental health needs. They admit students ages 16 - 25 In flexible placements. The college is a part of the larger Aurora group. In the grounds, there is also a 14 - 16-year-old school called The Beeches. The former St Aldhelm's Church was built in 1838 as a

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to the Church of St Mary and St Bartholomew in Cranborne. It is now a private residence.

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