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Littlemoor, Derbyshire Littlemoor is a small village near the town of Chesterfield. Its population is around 100. It is the closest village to Ashover Rock (otherwise known as the Fabrick), Ashover Ashover is a village and civil parish in the English county of De ...

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Littlemoor is a

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of Weymouth in

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

, England. Littlemoor is about to the north of the town centre. The nearest railway station is Upwey to the west. During

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, the Littlemoor area was used as an

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n army camp. For this reason many of the roads in the area today are named after towns and cities in Australia. Littlemoor has a

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and a small shopping centre. Opposite the shopping centre there is a Library; next to which is a small green, and the local Church of England church - St. Francis of Assisi. There is also a community centre where the lottery run Big4littlemoor community groups operates out of off and a youth club. Littlemoor is partially surrounded by fields. It has a woodland area (which has been named Teddy Bear woods, referencing to the famous nursery rhyme) managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust, part of their Lorton Meadows nature reserve. Littlemoor has a high level of deprivation and poverty but this has decreased in recent years as the estate has expanded. The estate is historically a labour stronghold and has been represented by labour councillors since it was created in 2004 with Cllr Mark Tewkesbury (Labour) serving since its creation. Since the move to a unitary council it has been represented by Cllr Tony Ferrari (Conservative) and Cllr Louie O'Leary as part of the Littlemoor and Preston ward.

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Populated places in Dorset Geography of Weymouth, Dorset {{Dorset-geo-stub